Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 2
"bind the books in leather"
Type of:
cover
Kinds of:
rebind
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 3
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
"The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
Opposites:
unbind
Type of:
attach
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"The grandparents want to bond with the child"
Type of:
relate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 6
"The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
Kinds of:
ligate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 7
"They tied their victim to the chair"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 8
"He''s held by a contract"
"I''ll hold you by your promise"
Type of:
relate
Derived:
obligation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb
Sense 9
cause to be constipated
"These foods tend to constipate you"
Type of:
indispose
Kinds of:
obstipate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 10
"tie down the prisoners"
"tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
81%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
95
Times Searched
3
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