n.

1. something that hinders as if with bonds

v.

1. stick to firmly;
   adhere, hold fast, bond, stick, stick to
   
   • Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
2. create social or emotional ties;
   tie, attach, bond
   
   • The grandparents want to bond with the child
3. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
   
   • The Chinese would bind the feet of their women
4. wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose;
   bandage
5. secure with or as if with ropes;
   tie down, tie up, truss
   
   • tie down the prisoners
   • tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
6. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted;
   oblige, hold, obligate
   
   • He's held by a contract
   • I'll hold you by your promise
7. form a chemical bond with
   
   • The hydrogen binds the oxygen
8. provide with a binding
   
   • bind the books in leather
9. fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord;
   tie
   
   • They tied their victim to the chair
10. cause to be constipated;
    constipate
    
    • These foods tend to constipate you