bind (n.)

1.something that hinders as if with bonds

bind (v.)

1.cause to be constipated"These foods tend to constipate you"

2.form a chemical bond with"The hydrogen binds the oxygen"

3.bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted"He's held by a contract" "I'll hold you by your promise"

4.fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord"They tied their victim to the chair"

5.secure with or as if with ropes"tie down the prisoners" "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed"

6.make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope"The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

7.wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

8.provide with a binding"bind the books in leather"

9.stick to firmly"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

10.create social or emotional ties"The grandparents want to bond with the child"

bound (adj.)

1.confined by bonds"bound and gagged hostages"

2.secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form"bound volumes" "leather-bound volumes"

3.(usually followed by `to') governed by fate"bound to happen" "an old house destined to be demolished" "he is destined to be famous"

4.confined in the bowels"he is bound in the belly"

5.held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union

6.bound by contract

7.headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'"children bound for school" "a flight destined for New York"

8.covered or wrapped with a bandage"the bandaged wound on the back of his head" "an injury bound in fresh gauze"

9.bound by an oath"a bound official"

bound (n.)

1.a light springing movement upwards or forwards

2.the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

3.a line determining the limits of an area

bound (v.)

1.place limits on (extent or access)"restrict the use of this parking lot" "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

2.spring back; spring away from an impact"The rubber ball bounced" "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

3.move forward by leaps and bounds"The horse bounded across the meadow" "The child leapt across the puddle" "Can you jump over the fence?"

4.form the boundary of; be contiguous to