Main Entry: ¹bind

Pronunciation: \ˈbīnd\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): bound \ˈbau̇nd\ ; bind·ing

transitive verb

1 : to wrap up (an injury) with a cloth : bandage <binding up the gash with clean gauze>
2 : to take up and hold usually by chemical forces : combine with <cellulose binds water>
3 : to make costive : constipate

intransitive verb

1 a : to form a cohesive mass b : to combine or be taken up especially by chemical action <antibody binds to a specific antigen>
2 : to hamper free movement