Bind
verb
To tie or fasten things together.
She used a strip of cloth to bind the wound.
Often appears as...
- bind together
- bind tightly
verb
To make or keep someone in a specific situation, like a promise or contract.
The contract binds them to meet the deadlines.
Often appears as...
- bind by contract
- bind by oath
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Formal, Obligating
Legal
verb
To stick together or cause different substances to stick together.
Water is used to bind the ingredients together.
Often appears as...
- bind together
- bind ingredients
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Culinary
verb
In computing, to assign data to a variable.
Programmers bind variables to specific data types.
Often appears as...
- bind variable
- bind data
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Technical
verb
In book production, to fasten the pages of a book together.
The book is well bound in leather.
Often appears as...
- bind pages
- bind book
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Academic
verb
To tie or fasten things together.
She used a strip of cloth to bind the wound.
Often appears as...
- bind together
- bind tightly
verb
To make or keep someone in a specific situation, like a promise or contract.
The contract binds them to meet the deadlines.
Often appears as...
- bind by contract
- bind by oath
Usage tips
Formal, Obligating
Legal
verb
To stick together or cause different substances to stick together.
Water is used to bind the ingredients together.
Often appears as...
- bind together
- bind ingredients
Usage tips
Culinary
verb
In computing, to assign data to a variable.
Programmers bind variables to specific data types.
Often appears as...
- bind variable
- bind data
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In book production, to fasten the pages of a book together.
The book is well bound in leather.
Often appears as...
- bind pages
- bind book
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Constraint
Used for literal physical restraint or securement in everyday activities or emergencies.
She had to bind the luggage to the roof rack.
Pro Tip 2/2Healing Process
Often associated with medical care, where binding is critical for recovery.
Bandages were used to bind his sprained ankle.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Constraint
Used for literal physical restraint or securement in everyday activities or emergencies.
She had to bind the luggage to the roof rack.
Pro Tip 2/2Healing Process
Often associated with medical care, where binding is critical for recovery.
Bandages were used to bind his sprained ankle.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Constraint
Used for literal physical restraint or securement in everyday activities or emergencies.
She had to bind the luggage to the roof rack.
Pro Tip 2/2Healing Process
Often associated with medical care, where binding is critical for recovery.
Bandages were used to bind his sprained ankle.
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The astounding athletic...
Others think that it has more of a social role, that it's used to bind the group. Similarly, we use the analogy of sports and athleticism to create new algorithms for machines to push them to their limits. What impact will the speed of machines have on our way of life? Like all our past creations and innovations,
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Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
When the pages of the book close at the end, we had to flip each page, supporting it in each position long enough to be photographed as an individual frame. We used binder clips, wedges, Fun-Tak, and almost every handy little thing you can think of. Once all the individual frames were photographed,
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What causes kidney...
Even though calcium is often found in stones, calcium in foods and beverages can actually help by binding to oxalate in the digestive tract before it can be absorbed and reach the kidneys. If you do end up with a kidney stone, you're not alone. Data suggests that rates are rising,
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What are the universal...
The court issues binding decisions that each member state must comply with. Human rights law is constantly evolving as are our views and definitions of what the basic human rights should be. For example, how basic or important is the right to democracy or to development?
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What makes muscles grow?...
and along with connective tissue, they bind us together, hold us up, and help us move. And whether or not body building is your hobby, muscles need your constant attention because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow.
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Cell vs. virus: A battle...
They all have functions, like helping cells adhere to their neighbors or binding to nutrients the cell will need. Animal and plant cells have cell membranes. Only plant cells have a cell wall, which is made of rigid cellulose that gives the plant structure.
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How does your body...
they bind to specific target molecules that are a part of that reaction. Painkillers, like ibuprofen, block the production of compounds that help the body transmit pain signals. As more drug molecules accumulate, the pain-cancelling affect increases,
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Origins of the Universe...
for subatomic particles to form. Then, in the hadron epoch, the universe cooled down enough for quarks to bind together and form protons and neutrons. In the lepton and nuclear epics, the radiation era's last two stages,
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Asking where consciousnes...
that could bind to a more limited part of the universe pulling this information filter and process it and produce something like the electrical signature that we currently observe and measure
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Are Badgers the Cleanest...
below ground their world is one of total darkness although we can see them they must rely on touch and smell grooming and sniffing helps them identify each other and binds the group together
Video examples
The astounding athletic...
Others think that it has more of a social role, that it's used to bind the group. Similarly, we use the analogy of sports and athleticism to create new algorithms for machines to push them to their limits. What impact will the speed of machines have on our way of life? Like all our past creations and innovations,
Video examples
Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
When the pages of the book close at the end, we had to flip each page, supporting it in each position long enough to be photographed as an individual frame. We used binder clips, wedges, Fun-Tak, and almost every handy little thing you can think of. Once all the individual frames were photographed,
Video examples
What causes kidney...
Even though calcium is often found in stones, calcium in foods and beverages can actually help by binding to oxalate in the digestive tract before it can be absorbed and reach the kidneys. If you do end up with a kidney stone, you're not alone. Data suggests that rates are rising,
Video examples
What are the universal...
The court issues binding decisions that each member state must comply with. Human rights law is constantly evolving as are our views and definitions of what the basic human rights should be. For example, how basic or important is the right to democracy or to development?
Video examples
What makes muscles grow?...
and along with connective tissue, they bind us together, hold us up, and help us move. And whether or not body building is your hobby, muscles need your constant attention because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow.
Video examples
Cell vs. virus: A battle...
They all have functions, like helping cells adhere to their neighbors or binding to nutrients the cell will need. Animal and plant cells have cell membranes. Only plant cells have a cell wall, which is made of rigid cellulose that gives the plant structure.
Video examples
How does your body...
they bind to specific target molecules that are a part of that reaction. Painkillers, like ibuprofen, block the production of compounds that help the body transmit pain signals. As more drug molecules accumulate, the pain-cancelling affect increases,
Video examples
Origins of the Universe...
for subatomic particles to form. Then, in the hadron epoch, the universe cooled down enough for quarks to bind together and form protons and neutrons. In the lepton and nuclear epics, the radiation era's last two stages,
Video examples
Asking where consciousnes...
that could bind to a more limited part of the universe pulling this information filter and process it and produce something like the electrical signature that we currently observe and measure
Video examples
Are Badgers the Cleanest...
below ground their world is one of total darkness although we can see them they must rely on touch and smell grooming and sniffing helps them identify each other and binds the group together
Example 1 of 10
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Kristin Scott Thomas
English Actress
When you make a film, you sign a contract with somebody, and it's not only legally binding but morally binding. You agree to give this man a certain number of weeks of your life, and you just go for it as much as possible. Because, whatever happens, the film is going to come out, so you might as well try very hard to make it a good one.
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Jordyn Woods
American Model
It's not just about fashion and confidence in what you look like. It's confidence in anything you do. It's knowing you're the best, knowing you're bound to be great, killing it in every aspect of life.
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Jung Chang
British Writer
I remember when my mother pointed to a stone, and she said this was the kind of stone people used to place on the feet of the baby girls to stop them trying to climb away and unbind their feet.
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Tamora Pierce
American Writer
I believe that we haven't begun to understand the many forces that bind the physical world, any more than we understand our own minds and what they're capable of.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
We feel bound to the Christian image of humanity - that is what defines us. Those who do not accept this are in the wrong place here.
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Goldie Hawn
American Actress
If you need to be bound to someone, then it's important to be married. If you are independent, then it's important to not be married.
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Desmond Tutu
South African Leader
My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.
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Lucretia Mott
American Activist
We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.
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Morrissey
English Musician
You are bound to pick up influences.
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Kristin Scott Thomas
English Actress
When you make a film, you sign a contract with somebody, and it's not only legally binding but morally binding. You agree to give this man a certain number of weeks of your life, and you just go for it as much as possible. Because, whatever happens, the film is going to come out, so you might as well try very hard to make it a good one.
Quote examples
Jordyn Woods
American Model
It's not just about fashion and confidence in what you look like. It's confidence in anything you do. It's knowing you're the best, knowing you're bound to be great, killing it in every aspect of life.
Quote examples
Jung Chang
British Writer
I remember when my mother pointed to a stone, and she said this was the kind of stone people used to place on the feet of the baby girls to stop them trying to climb away and unbind their feet.
Quote examples
Tamora Pierce
American Writer
I believe that we haven't begun to understand the many forces that bind the physical world, any more than we understand our own minds and what they're capable of.
Quote examples
Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.
Quote examples
Angela Merkel
German Statesman
We feel bound to the Christian image of humanity - that is what defines us. Those who do not accept this are in the wrong place here.
Quote examples
Goldie Hawn
American Actress
If you need to be bound to someone, then it's important to be married. If you are independent, then it's important to not be married.
Quote examples
Desmond Tutu
South African Leader
My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.
Quote examples
Lucretia Mott
American Activist
We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.
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Morrissey
English Musician
You are bound to pick up influences.
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