bind

(noun) something that hinders as if with bonds.

(verb) stick to firmly. Synonyms: adhere, hold fast, bond, stick, stick to. Examples: "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?."

(verb) create social or emotional ties. Synonyms: tie, attach, bond. Examples: "The grandparents want to bond with the child."

(verb) make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope. Examples: "The chinese would bind the feet of their women."

(verb) wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose. Synonyms: bandage.

(verb) secure with or as if with ropes. Synonyms: tie down, tie up, truss. Examples: "Tie down the prisoners." "Tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed."

(verb) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted. Synonyms: oblige, hold, obligate. Examples: "He's held by a contract." "I'll hold you by your promise."

(verb) provide with a binding. Examples: "Bind the books in leather."

(verb) fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord. Synonyms: tie. Examples: "They tied their victim to the chair."

(verb) form a chemical bond with. Examples: "The hydrogen binds the oxygen."

(verb) cause to be constipated. Synonyms: constipate. Examples: "These foods tend to constipate you."