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Antonyms for bind
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
bind
Binding is primarily by something flexible, as a cord or bandage drawn closely around an object or group of objects, as when we bind up a wounded limb. We bind a sheaf of wheat with a cord; we tie the cord in a knot; we fasten by any means that will make things hold together, as a board by nails, or a door by a lock. The verbs tie and fasten are scarcely used in the figurative sense, tho, using the noun, we speak of the ties of affection. Bind has an extensive figurative use. One is bound by conscience or honor; he is obliged by some imperious necessity; engaged by his own promise; compelled by physical force or its moral equivalent.
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free, loose, set free, unbind, unfasten, unloose, untieSynonyms:
compel, engage, fasten, fetter, fix, oblige, restrain, restrict, secure, shackle, tiePreposition:
Bind to a pillar; unto an altar; to a service; bind one with chains or in chains; one is bound by a contract; a splint is bound upon a limb; the arms may be bound to the sides or behind the back; bind a wreath about, around, or round the head; twigs are bound in or into fagots; for military purposes, they are bound at both ends and in the middle; one is bound by a contract, or bound under a penalty to fulfil a contract.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
bindverb
something that hinders as if with bonds
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unbindadhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick toverb
stick to firmly
"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
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unbindSynonyms:
stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, attach, perplex, tie up, cleave, bond, get, mystify, bandage, flummox, cling, cohere, truss, stick around, constipate, nonplus, beat, draw together, stick, dumbfound, adhere, follow, obligate, lodge, sting, hold fast, tie, oblige, deposit, amaze, tie down, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, stick with, hold, puzzle, bring togetherbind, tie, attach, bondverb
create social or emotional ties
"The grandparents want to bond with the child"
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unbindSynonyms:
confiscate, connect, draw together, tie down, stick, hold fast, marry, sequester, obligate, stick to, attach, truss, tie, draw, hold, tie up, impound, wed, splice, link, bandage, constipate, bring together, adhere, link up, seize, oblige, bondbindverb
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
"The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
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unbindSynonyms:
oblige, hold, stick to, bandage, bond, tie, constipate, stick, obligate, adhere, truss, hold fast, tie up, tie down, attachbind, bandageverb
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
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unbindSynonyms:
oblige, hold, stick to, bandage, bond, tie, constipate, stick, obligate, adhere, truss, hold fast, tie up, tie down, attachtie down, tie up, bind, trussverb
secure with or as if with ropes
"tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
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unbindSynonyms:
tie down, stick, hold fast, constipate, obligate, attach, truss, tie, bind off, tie up, stick to, hold, moor, bandage, oblige, adhere, berth, bondoblige, bind, hold, obligateverb
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
"He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
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unbindSynonyms:
accommodate, book, attach, tie up, bond, view as, support, hold back, bandage, defend, take hold, carry, deem, truss, hold up, arrest, hold, adjudge, guard, take, have, concord, check, make, stick, take for, go for, throw, defy, control, harbor, keep, apply, obligate, give, hold fast, entertain, concur, nurse, oblige, curb, constipate, moderate, tie down, stick to, have got, restrain, obtain, withstand, agree, sustain, halt, harbour, tie, maintain, confine, contain, keep back, retain, prevail, reserve, admit, compel, hold in, declare, adhere, bearbindverb
provide with a binding
"bind the books in leather"
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unbindSynonyms:
oblige, hold, stick to, bandage, bond, tie, constipate, stick, obligate, adhere, truss, hold fast, tie up, tie down, attachtie, bindverb
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
"They tied their victim to the chair"
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unbindSynonyms:
connect, tie down, link up, hold fast, marry, obligate, attach, truss, tie, draw, hold, tie up, stick to, constipate, wed, splice, stick, link, bandage, oblige, adhere, bondbindverb
form a chemical bond with
"The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
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unbindSynonyms:
oblige, hold, stick to, bandage, bond, tie, constipate, stick, obligate, adhere, truss, hold fast, tie up, tie down, attachconstipate, bindverb
cause to be constipated
"These foods tend to constipate you"
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unbindSynonyms:
tie down, stick, bond, hold fast, obligate, stick to, adhere, truss, tie, hold, tie up, constipate, bandage, oblige, clog, attach
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
bind
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See Double bind
How to use bind in a sentence?
Bamlanivimab and etesevimab bind to different but overlapping sites on the spike protein of the virus.
Since the death instinct exists in the heart of everything that lives, since we suffer from trying to repress it, since everything that lives longs for rest, let us unfasten the ties that bind us to life, let us cultivate our death wish, let us develop it, water it like a plant, let it grow unhindered. Suffering and fear are born from the repression of the death wish.
In general, many microbes like to 'eat' organic compounds, especially certain lipids, for lunch, and can destroy the bulk of the organics before they have a chance to get preserved, iron can rapidly entomb or bind to the organics and make them unavailable to 'eat,' similar to encasing a sandwich in cement.
No cord or cable can draw so forcibly, or bind so fast, as love can do with a single thread.
Most of the curses are what we call binding spells: they aim at binding or inhibiting the performance of a rival. A lot of them have to do with legal cases. They say things like, Bind the tongue and the thoughts of so-and-so, who is about to testify against me on Monday, we have some that are aimed at rival musicians or actors, and a couple that seem to be connected with athletics. We have some that run something like this, Bind Helen, so that she is unsuccessful when she flirts or makes love with Demetrius. But the great majority of them seem to be connected with lawsuits.
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