bind

Definition

  • n. something that hinders as if with bonds
  • v. create social or emotional ties
  • v. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
  • v. wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

Word forms

Past participle
bound
Present participle
binding
Past tense
bound
Third person singular
binds

Example sentences

  1. vt.

    She used a piece of string to bind the books together.

  2. vi.

    The contract will bind both parties to the agreement.

  3. 計

    In programming, you can bind a variable to a specific value.