bound
/ˈbaʊnd/
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
To cohere or stick together in a mass.
Just to make the cheese more binding
To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.
To exert a binding or restraining influence.
These are the ties that bind.
To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
to bind grain in bundles to bind a prisoner
To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
Frost binds the earth.
To couple.
To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
to bind the conscience to bind by kindness bound by affection commerce binds nations to each other
To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
To place under legal obligation to serve.
to bind an apprentice bound out to service
To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
to bind a belt about one to bind a compress upon a wound
To cover, as with a bandage.
to bind up a wound
To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
Certain drugs bind the bowels.
To put together in a cover, as of books.
The three novels were bound together.
To make two or more elements stick together.
To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
To complain; to whine about something.