bind off

verb

bound off; binding off; binds off

transitive verb

: to cast off in knitting

Examples of bind off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instead of assuming that a medical condition or age restriction will make binding off limits, talk to a trans-affirming health care provider about creating a personalized based on your child's health and needs. Lauren Rowello, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024 The second screw is no easier, finally yielding as further visitors arrive, forcing him to bound off again, the pair of screws in his pocket. Michael Finkel, Town & Country, 27 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bind off was in 1849

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“Bind off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bind%20off. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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