Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)bindsomething that hinders as if with bonds Verbs
(v)bind, tie, attach, bondcreate social or emotional ties“The grandparents want to bond with the child” (v)bindmake fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope“The Chinese would bind the feet of their women” (v)bind, bandagewrap around with something so as to cover or enclose (v)tie down, tie up, bind, trusssecure with or as if with ropes“tie down the prisoners”,
“tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed” (v)oblige, bind, hold, obligatebind by an obligation; cause to be indebted“He's held by a contract”,
“I'll hold you by your promise” (v)bindprovide with a binding“bind the books in leather” (v)tie, bindfasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord“They tied their victim to the chair” (v)bindform a chemical bond with“The hydrogen binds the oxygen” (v)constipate, bindcause to be constipated“These foods tend to constipate you”