bind
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(verb) make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" |
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Related Words: attach, cement, encircle, gird, swaddle, swathe |
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Antonyms: unbind |
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| 2. |
(verb) wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose |
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Synonyms: bandage |
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Related Words: fasten, fix, secure |
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(verb) provide with a binding, as of books |
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Related Words: cover, rebind |
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(verb) create social or emotional ties |
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Synonyms: bond, tie |
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Related Words: befriend, relate |
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(noun) something that hinders as if with bonds |
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Related Words: deterrent, handicap, hindrance, impediment |
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(verb) cause to be constipated |
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Synonyms: constipate |
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Related Words: indispose |
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(verb) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract' "I'll hold you by your promise" |
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Synonyms: hold, oblige |
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Related Words: article, indenture, pledge, relate, tie down |
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(verb) To fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" |
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Synonyms: tie |
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Related Words: band, bind off, cord, fasten, fix, knot, lace, lace up, lash, lash together, leash, loop, retie, rope, secure, strap, tie up, truss |
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(verb) secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners" |
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Synonyms: tie down, tie up, truss |
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Related Words: chain up, confine, hog-tie, hold, restrain |
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(verb) stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" |
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Synonyms: adhere, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to |
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Related Words: attach |
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