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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪ̯nd/

Definition 1:
• That which binds or ties.
Labels: countable

Definition 2:
• A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: ass in a sling, bind, bucket of syrup, calvary, cauldron, cross, cross to bear, difficulty, dilemma, dire straits, doghouse, fix, hole, jam, kettle, kettle of fish, ordeal, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, quandary, quagmire, situation, spot, spot of bother, sticky situation, sticky wicket, tight spot, trouble
Labels: countable

Definition 3:
• Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 4:
• A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
Labels: entertainment, lifestyle, music, countable

Definition 5:
• A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
Example: the Maróczy Bind
Labels: board-games, chess, games, countable

Definition 6:
• The indurated clay of coal mines, or other overlying substances such as sandstone or shale.
Labels: countable, uncountable
Verb
Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪ̯nd/

Definition 1:
• To tie; to confine by any ligature.
Labels: intransitive

Definition 2:
• To cohere or stick together in a mass.
Example: We'll throw it in just to make the cheese more binding.
Labels: intransitive

Definition 3:
• To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
Example: I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.
Labels: intransitive

Definition 4:
• To exert a binding or restraining influence.
Example: These are the ties that bind.
Labels: intransitive

Definition 5:
• To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
Example: To bind grain in bundles.
Example: To bind a prisoner.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: fetter, make fast, tie, fasten, restrain
Labels: transitive

Definition 6:
• To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
Example: Gravity binds the planets to the sun.
Example: Frost binds the earth.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: curtail, restrain, behedge, guard, govern, smother, bind, chasten, choke back, check, inhibit, catch, contain, vanquish, cork, curb, quench, quell, bury, dampen, hamshackle, hold back, hold down, limit, repress, restrict, shackle, stay, stifle, stop, straiten, subdue, suppress, throttle, underbring, withhold, withstrain
Labels: transitive

Definition 7:
• To couple.
Labels: transitive

Definition 8:
• To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
Example: to bind the conscience.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: restrain, restrict, obligate
Labels: figuratively

Definition 9:
• To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
Labels: law

Definition 10:
• To place under legal obligation to serve.
Example: To bind an apprenticeship.
Example: To bound out to service.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: indenture
Labels: law

Definition 11:
• To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
Labels: transitive

Definition 12:
• To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
Example: To bind a belt about one.
Example: To bind a compress upon a wound.
Labels: archaic, transitive

Definition 13:
• To cover, as with a bandage.
Example: To bind up a wound.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: bandage, dress
Labels: transitive

Definition 14:
• To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
Example: Certain drugs bind the bowels.
Labels: archaic, transitive

Definition 15:
• To put together in a cover, as of books.
Example: The three novels were bound together.
Labels: transitive

Definition 16:
• To make two or more elements stick together.
Labels: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transitive

Definition 17:
• To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
Labels: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences, transitive

Definition 18:
• To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
Labels: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences, transitive

Definition 19:
• To complain; to whine about something.
Labels: UK, dialectal

Definition 20:
• To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
Example: I haven't binded since I got my top surgery.
Example: I hear binder tech has improved since I last bound.
Labels: intransitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bind