Bindverb
(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
Bindverb
(intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.
Bindverb
(intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
Bindverb
(intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
Bindverb
(transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
Bindverb
(transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
Bindverb
(transitive) To couple.
Bindverb
(figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
Bindverb
(law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
Bindverb
(law) To place under legal obligation to serve.
Bindverb
(transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
Bindverb
To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
Bindverb
(transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.
Bindverb
To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
Bindverb
(transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.
Bindverb
To make two or more elements stick together.
Bindverb
To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
Bindverb
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Bindverb
To complain; to whine about something.
Bindnoun
That which binds or ties.
Bindnoun
A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
Bindnoun
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
Bindnoun
(music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
Bindnoun
(chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.
Bindnoun
The indurated clay of coal mines.
Bindverb
To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
Bindverb
To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.
Bindverb
To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; - sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.
Bindverb
To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.
Bindverb
To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.
Bindverb
To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
Bindverb
To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.
Bindverb
Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.
Bindverb
To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
Bindverb
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
Bindverb
To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass; as, clay binds by heat.
Bindverb
To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
Bindverb
To exert a binding or restraining influence.
Bindnoun
That which binds or ties.
Bindnoun
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine.
Bindnoun
Indurated clay, when much mixed with the oxide of iron.
Bindnoun
A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
Bindnoun
something that hinders as if with bonds
Bindverb
stick to firmly;
Bindverb
create social or emotional ties;
Bindverb
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope;
Bindverb
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
Bindverb
secure with or as if with ropes;
Bindverb
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted;
Bindverb
form a chemical bond with;
Bindverb
provide with a binding;
Bindverb
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord;
Bindverb
cause to be constipated;
Collarnoun
Anything that encircles the neck.
Collarnoun
The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.
Collarnoun
A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline.
Collarnoun
A chain worn around the neck.
Collarnoun
A similar detachable item.
Collarnoun
A coloured ring round the neck of a bird or mammal.
Collarnoun
A band or chain around an animal's neck, used to restrain and/or identify it.
Collarnoun
A part of harness designed to distribute the load around the shoulders of a draft animal.
Collarnoun
(archaic) A hangman's knot.
Collarnoun
A piece of meat from the neck of an animal.
Collarnoun
(technology) Any encircling device or structure.
Collarnoun
(rail transport) A physical lockout device to prevent operation of a mechanical signal lever.
Collarnoun
(architecture) A ring or cincture.
Collarnoun
(architecture) A collar beam.
Collarnoun
(mining) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft.
Collarnoun
(in compounds) Of or pertaining to a certain category of professions as symbolized by typical clothing.
Collarnoun
(botany) The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem.
Collarnoun
A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with the esophagus.
Collarnoun
(nautical) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured.
Collarnoun
(slang) An arrest.
Collarnoun
(finance) A trading strategy using options such that there is both an upper limit on profit and a lower limit on loss, constructed through taking equal but opposite positions in a put and a call with different strike prices.
Collarverb
(transitive) To grab or seize by the collar or neck.
Collarverb
(transitive) To place a collar on, to fit with one.
Collarverb
(transitive) To seize, capture or detain.
Collarverb
(transitive) To preempt, control stringently and exclusively.
Collarverb
To arrest.
Collarverb
To bind in conversation.
Collarverb
(transitive) To roll up (beef or other meat) and bind it with string preparatory to cooking.
Collarverb
To bind (a submissive) to a dominant under specific conditions or obligations.
Collarnoun
Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog.
Collarnoun
A ring or cincture.
Collarnoun
The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem.
Collarnoun
An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order.
Collarnoun
A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus.
Collarnoun
A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars.
Collarnoun
An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured.
Collarnoun
A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft.
Collarverb
To seize by the collar.
Collarverb
To put a collar on.
Collarverb
to arrest, as a wanted criminal. Same as put the collar on.
Collarnoun
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
Collarnoun
a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
Collarnoun
necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
Collarnoun
a figurative restraint;
Collarnoun
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);
Collarverb
take into custody;
Collarverb
seize by the neck or collar
Collarverb
furnish with a collar;