bind

I. v. a.

1.

Confine, restrain, restrict, put bonds upon.

2.

Bandage, wrap, put a bandage round, wrap up, tie up.

3.

Tie, fasten, secure.

4.

Stitch and cover, put into a binding.

5.

Engage, oblige, obligate, make responsible, lay under obligation.

6.

Indenture, apprentice, place under indenture.

7.

Confirm, ratify, sanction.

8.

Put a border round.

II. v. n.

1.

Contract, harden, stiffen, shrink.

2.

Make sheaves, tie sheaves.

3.

Be obligatory, be binding, be valid, hold.