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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
- prisons tend to bind convicted criminals for transport
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2
to cover with a bandage
- bind the wound to stop the bleeding
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- cure,
- heal,
- mend,
- rehabilitate,
- remedy
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- unbandage
3
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
- bind the asparagus spears carefully before packing the bunches
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bind
nounSynonyms of bind (Entry 2 of 2)
1
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
- with our vacation week fast approaching, and no arrangements for the care of our pets, we were in a serious bind
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2
something that physically prevents free movement
- the store owner held the would-be burglar in a makeshift bind until the police officers could arrive
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