They bound the books up in leather straps.
•I will bind up the larger sticks in strong cord.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bind — bind1 [ baınd ] (past tense and past participle bound [ baund ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 tie something ▸ 2 unite people ▸ 3 force someone to obey rule ▸ 4 fasten book together ▸ 5 when substances mix ▸ 6 decorate edges 1. ) transitive to tie someone s… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bind — I UK [baɪnd] / US verb Word forms bind : present tense I/you/we/they bind he/she/it binds present participle binding past tense bound UK [baʊnd] / US past participle bound *** 1) [transitive] to tie someone s hands or feet together so they cannot … English dictionary
bind over — verb order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her The defendant was bound over for trial • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑confine, ↑detain • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
bind — verb (past and past participle bound) 1》 tie or fasten (something) tightly together. ↘restrain (someone) by tying their hands and feet. ↘wrap or encircle (something) tightly. 2》 hold in a united or cohesive group or mass. ↘hold or… … English new terms dictionary
bind — [c]/baɪnd / (say buynd) verb (bound, binding) –verb (t) 1. to make fast with a band or bond. 2. to swathe or bandage. 3. to fasten around; fix in place by girding. 4. to cause to cohere or harden. 5. to unite by any legal or moral tie: bound by… …
tie someone up — bind someone s legs and arms together or bind someone to something so that they cannot move or escape robbers tied her up and ransacked her home ■ usu. be tied up informal occupy someone to the exclusion of any other activity she would be tied up … Useful english dictionary
bind — /baɪnd/ verb 1. to tie or to attach 2. to make it a legal duty for someone or something to act in a particular way ● The company is bound by its articles of association. ● He does not consider himself bound by the agreement which was signed by… … Dictionary of banking and finance
bind — [baɪnd] verb bound PTandPP [baʊnd] binding PRESPART [transitive] LAW if a legal agreement binds someone, it makes them promise to do something: • If a person signs a documen … Financial and business terms
bind — bind1 [baınd] v past tense and past participle bound [baund] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tie/fasten)¦ 2¦(form a connection)¦ 3¦(make somebody do something)¦ 4¦(stick together)¦ 5¦(book)¦ 6¦(stitch)¦ Phrasal verbs bind somebody over ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; O … Dictionary of contemporary English
bind — 1 verb past tense and past participle bound, 1 TIE/FASTEN (T) formal or literary 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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bind — [[t]ba͟ɪnd[/t]] binds, binding, bound 1) VERB If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common. [V pl n together] It is the memory and threat of persecution that binds… … English dictionary
