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Meanings of bind in English

Portuguese
aderir
Catalan
lligar
Spanish
adherirse

To stick to firmly.

aderir
Portuguese
obrigar
Spanish
obligar

Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted.

obrigar
Portuguese
atar
Catalan
lligar
Spanish
sujetar

Make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope.

atar
Portuguese
atar
Catalan
embenar

Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose.

atar
Synonyms
Examples for "bandage"
Examples for "bandage"
1
The doctor taped a bandage in place and said, You're all set.
The bricklayer
2
Compeed's new liquid bandage takes a high-tech approach to cuts and scrapes.
The Irish Times
3
A new Swiss-designed smart bandage containing pH sensors may be the answer.
The Irish Times
4
Kemp made no answer for a space, simply stared at the bandage.
The Invisible Man
5
Take that, too; lead me out; and bandage my eyes, my wife.
Sir John Constantine / Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abr...
Usage of bind in English
1
However, the global financial crisis has put some banks in a bind.
Reuters
2
Statistics alone can bind us to the reality of what is happening.
The Irish Times
3
Called free radicals, these molecules bind easily with other molecules, including DNA.
Wired
4
A poorly drawn power rune meant to bind magic to one's body.
A Darker Shade of Magic
5
Thus ethics are being conscripted to try to bind fractured social relations.
The Irish Times
6
The city is in a genuine bind: all the options are painful.
The new yorker
7
If it does, however, then surely you shall bind these two women.
Forge of Darkness
8
The ties that used to bind local schools have become increasingly weak.
The Guardian
9
This is the only tie which can bind the king to Austria.
Frederick the Great and His Court
10
In addition, cortactin-A was able to bind along the side of F-actin.
Pubmed
11
The IRFU put the modern family in an even tighter bind yesterday.
The Irish Times
12
You can bind it and banish it if you know the words.
Darkness on the edge of town
13
These data suggest that DBHBM may bind primarily to the QN center.
Pubmed
14
Maybe she wanted to see if you really could bind the worlds.
Worldwinder
15
Moreover, PS-exposing erythrocytes bind to the vascular wall thus interfering with microcirculation.
Pubmed
16
The laws and responsibilities of the Cloud Ark Constitution now bind you.
Seveneves
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Translations for bind
Bind through the time
Bind across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common