• noun:   something that hinders as if with bonds
• verb:   create social or emotional ties
• verb:   form a chemical bond with

  Example: "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"

• verb:   make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope

  Example: "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

• verb:   wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
• verb:   provide with a binding

  Example: "Bind the books in leather"

• verb:   cause to be constipated
• verb:   bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
• verb:   fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
• verb:   secure with or as if with ropes
• verb:   stick to firmly

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