Meaning: bind 
baɪnd
n.
something that hinders as if with bonds
v.
stick to firmly
create social or emotional ties
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
secure with or as if with ropes
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
form a chemical bond with
provide with a binding
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
cause to be constipated
in a double bind Idiom, Proverb
in a bind
bindle
2. the bundle in which a hobo carries all his worldy posessions
bindle punk
bindle stiff
bind over
The two men were bound over to keep the peace．这两个人被勒令守法。
The magistrate said，“I shall bind you over to keep the peace．”地方法官说：“我要你遵纪守法。”
bind up
She expertly bound up the wound．她娴熟地把伤口包了起来。
2．be closely connected with 同…密切相关
Her life is bound up in yours now．现在她的生活同你密不可分。
3．be absorbed in 沉缅于；专心干
He is completely bound up in the book he is writing．他正潜心写那本书。
4．heal治好
Consolation will bind up her broken heart．安慰将会抚平她受伤的心灵。
in a bind|bind|box|in a box
adv. phr., informal Likely to have trouble whether you do one thing or another. Sam is in a bind because if he carries home his aunt's groceries, his teacher will be angry because he is late, and if he doesn't, his aunt will complain.Compare: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, HORNS OF A DILEMMA.
bind
bindIn addition to the idioms beginning with bind, also see in a bind. Also see under bound.
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- bind hand and foot
- bind over
- bound and determined to
- bound for
- bound hand and foot
- bound to, be
- bound up in
bind hand and foot
bind hand and footsee bound hand and foot.
in a bifold bind
In a position in which either of two choices will aftereffect in abrogating consequences; in a no-win situation. When both of Sally's jobs appointed her to assignment on the aforementioned day, she was put in a bifold bind. She bare both incomes and could not allow to lose either position.Learn more: bind, doublein a ˌdouble ˈbind
in a bearings in which it is difficult to accept what to do because whatever you accept will accept abrogating results: Students are bent in a bifold bind amid a abridgement of jobs if they leave academy and a huge bill for college apprenticeship if they stay.Learn more: bind, double
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