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Webster 1913 Edition

Bind

Bind

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Bound
;
p. p.
Bound
, formerly
Bounden
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Binding
.]
[AS.
bindan
, perfect tense
band
,
bundon
, p. p.
bunden
; akin to D. & G.
binden
, Dan.
binde
, Sw. & Icel.
binda
, Goth.
bindan
, Skr.
bandh
(for
bhandh
) to bind, cf. Gr.
[GREEK]
(for
[GREEK]
) cable, and L.
offendix
. √90.]
1.
To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast;
as, to
bind
grain in bundles; to
bind
a prisoner
.
2.
To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind;
as, attraction
binds
the planets to the sun; frost
binds
the earth, or the streams
.
He
bindeth
the floods from overflowing.
Job xxviii. 11.
Whom Satan hath
bound
, lo, these eighteen years.
Luke xiii. 16.
3.
To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; – sometimes with up;
as, to
bind
up a wound
.
4.
To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something;
as, to
bind
a belt about one; to
bind
a compress upon a part
.
5.
To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action;
as, certain drugs
bind
the bowels
.
6.
To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
7.
To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover;
as, to
bind
a book
.
8.
Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie;
as, to
bind
the conscience; to
bind
by kindness;
bound
by affection; commerce
binds
nations to each other
.
Who made our laws to
bind
us, not himself.
Milton.
9.
(Law)
(a)
To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
Abbott.
(b)
To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture;
as, to
bind
an apprentice
; – sometimes with out;
as,
bound
out to service
.
To bind over
,
to put under bonds to do something, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, etc.
–
To bind to
,
to contract;
as, to
bind
one’s self
to
a wife
.
–
To bind up in
,
to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to absorb in.
Syn. – To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict; oblige.

Bind

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
They that reap must sheaf and
bind
.
Shakespeare
2.
To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass;
as, clay
binds
by heat
.
Mortimer.
3.
To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
4.
To exert a binding or restraining influence.
Locke.

Bind

,
Noun.
1.
That which binds or ties.
2.
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine.
3.
(Metal.)
Indurated clay, when much mixed with the oxide of iron.
Kirwan.
4.
(Mus.)
A ligature or tie for grouping notes.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bind

BIND

, v.t.
1.
To tie together,or confine with a cord, or any thing that is flexible; to fasten as with a band, fillet or ligature.
2.
To gird, inwrap or involve; to confine by a wrapper, cover or bandage; sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.
3.
To confine or restrain, as with a chain, fetters or cord; as, bind him hand and foot.
4.
To restrain in any manner.
He bindeth the floods from overflowing. Job.28.
5.
To oblige by a promise, vow, stipulation, covenant, law, duty or any other moral tie; to engage.
If a man shall swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond. Numbers 30.
We are bound by the laws of kindness, of nature, of a state, &c.
6.
To confirm or ratify.
Whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven. Matt.16.
7.
To distress, trouble, or confine by infirmity.
Whom Satan hath bound these eighteen years. Luke 13.
8.
To constrain by a powerful influence or persuasion.
I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem. Acts.20.
9.
To restrain the natural discharges of the bowels; to make costive; as, certain kinds of food bind the body or bowels.
10. To form a border; to fasten with a band, ribin, or any thing that strengthens the edges; as, to bind a garment or carpet.
11. To cover with leather or anything firm; to sew together and cover; as, to bind a book.
12. To cover or secure by a band; as, to bind a wheel with tire.
13. To oblige to serve, by contract; as, to bind an apprentice; often with out; as, to bind out a servant.
14. To make hard or firm; as, certain substances bind the earth.
To bind to is to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife.
To bind over is to oblige by bond to appear at a court.

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