bind

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

bind

past (v2)

bound

past participle (v3)

bound

present participle

binding

3rd person singular

binds

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

binds

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To tie; to confine by any ligature.

   • They that reap must sheaf and bind.

2. 2.To cohere or stick together in a mass.

   • We’ll throw it in just to make the cheese more binding.

3. 3.To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

   • I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.

4. 4.To exert a binding or restraining influence.

   • These are the ties that bind.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.

2. 2.Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.

3. 3.A ligature or tie for grouping notes.

4. 4.That which binds or ties.

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