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to confine or restrain with or as if with chains<prisons tend to bind convicted criminals for transport><Angie feels bound to her boyfriend by love and loyalty>Synonymschain, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammelRelated Wordslash, pinion, secure, tie, truss; attach, fasten, join, link; confine, constrain, curb, hamper, hinder, limit, restrict; entangle, tangleNear Antonymsemancipate, free, liberate, loose, release, rescue; undo, unfasten, untangle, untie; detach, disengageAntonymsunbind, unfetter
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to cover with a bandage<bind the wound to stop the bleeding>— see bandage
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to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord<bind the asparagus spears carefully before packing the bunches>— see tie 1
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