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n.
The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.
v. t.
To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.
v. t.
To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.
a.
That binds; obligatory.
n.
The condition or property of being binding; obligatory quality.
n.
A plant of the genus Convolvulus; as, greater bindweed (C. Sepium); lesser bindweed (C. arvensis); the white, the blue, the Syrian, bindweed. The black bryony, or Tamus, is called black bindweed, and the Smilax aspera, rough bindweed.
v. t.
To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.
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To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.
v. i.
To exert a binding or restraining influence.
v. t.
To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
n.
Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building.
adv.
So as to bind.
n.
One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.
v. t.
To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
n.
Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.
n.
That which binds or ties.
v. t.
To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.
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Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.
v. t.
To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service.
v. i.
To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass; as, clay binds by heat.
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