bind

bind¹ [baınd] v past tense and past participle bound [baund]

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1¦(tie/fasten)¦

2¦(form a connection)¦

3¦(make somebody do something)¦

4¦(stick together)¦

5¦(book)¦

6¦(stitch)¦

Phrasal verbs

　bind somebody over

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[: Old English; Origin: bindan]

1.) ¦(TIE/FASTEN)¦ [T]

written

a) to tie someone so that they cannot move or escape

▪ They bound my arms and legs with rope.

bound and gagged

(=tied up, and with cloth tied around your mouth so you cannot speak)

b) also bind up

to tie things firmly together with cloth or string

▪ The pile of newspapers was bound with string.

2.) ¦(FORM A CONNECTION)¦ [T]

to form a strong emotional or economic connection between two people, countries etc

= ↑unite bind sb/sth together

▪ Their shared experiences in war helped to bind the two communities together.

3.) ¦(MAKE SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING)¦ [T usually passive]

if you are bound by an agreement, promise etc, you must do what you have agreed to do or promised to do

▪ The monks are bound by vows of silence.

bind sb to do sth

▪ Employees are not bound to give their reasons for leaving.

4.) ¦(STICK TOGETHER)¦ [I and T]

technical to stick together in a mass, or to make small pieces of something stick together

▪ The flour mixture isn't wet enough to bind properly.

bind with

▪ The hydrogen molecule binds with the oxygen molecule.

5.) ¦(BOOK)¦ [T]

to fasten the pages of a book together and put them in a cover

→↑bound² (9)

6.) ¦(STITCH)¦ [T]

to sew cloth over the edge of a piece of material, or stitch over it, to strengthen it

▪ The edges of the blanket were bound with ribbon.

bind over [bind sb over] phr v

a) BrE if someone is bound over by a court of law, they are warned that if they cause more trouble, they will be legally punished

▪ The demonstrators were bound over to keep the peace.

b) AmE if someone is bound over for ↑trial, they are forced by law to appear in a court of law

bind ²

bind² n [singular] informal

an annoying or difficult situation

▪ It's a real bind having to look after the children.

in a bind

▪ Caroline was really in a bind.