Definition: 1. To tie a long thin piece of cloth around something. 2. Something that hinders as if with bonds. 3. Stick to firmly.
Use 'bind' in a sentence:
1. They can bring us freedom in our relationships or bind us to them.
2. Rather than merely a sign, it is the root from which we can trace back to our ancestor, the tie that helps bind us to other members of the same clan, the dignity most people hope to live for.
3. His speech is bound to awake old fears and hostilities.
4. Riboswitches may bind or occlude the Shine-Dalgarno sequence.
5. We are not bound by the decision.
6. He's too bound up in his work to have much time for his children.
7. Bind the mixture with the raw minced liver and cook for 3 minutes more.
8. We need to bind the input to some input data.
9. His comments were bound to attract criticism.
10. The agreement binds her to repay the debt within six months.
11. She thought that having his child would bind him to her forever.
12. It's bound to be sunny again tomorrow.
13. He was bound over for trial.
14. This puts the politicians in a bind as to what course to take.
15. Bind yourself to the mast.
16. It is set out in a legally binding protocol which forms part of the treaty.
17. Women are caught in a double bind, marginalized in the community if they are not wives and mothers, under excessive pressure to be perfect if they are.
18. The blankets were bound with satin.
19. She was bound to a chair.
20. She bound up his wounds.
21. I am bound to say I disagree with you on this point.
22. Like many other agents that affect neuron firing, adenosine must first bind to specific receptors on neuronal membranes.
23. Figure 8 shows you that the bind succeeded.
24. Why then does this enchantment still seem to bind me?'
25. We were homeward bound at last.
26. The antibodies will bind to the glycophorin and cause the blood cells to coagulate.
27. The miser said, "Bind me fast, bind me fast, for pity's sake."
28. You are bound by the contract to pay before the end of the month.
29. Bind resource references.
30. Set up security and bind security roles.
31. The takeover of the company is bound to mean more job losses.
32. He was left bound and gagged (= tied up and with a piece of cloth tied over his mouth) .
33. He had been bound to secrecy.
34. If he chooses Mary it's bound to cause problems.
35. I'll advance you the money for it, here and now, just to help you out of a bind.
36. Such a traumatic experience was bound to leave its mark on the children.
37. It is expensive to buy and a bind to carry home.
38. Unlike marriage or the ties that bind parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by law.
39. For the triad to bind the Mg2+, a pharmacophore bioisostere has to be ionized.
40. These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications.
41. A: Would you bind the copies for me?
42. Organizations such as schools and clubs bind a community together.
43. They bind the polyether ladder brevetoxins and ciguatoxin.
44. You're bound to be nervous the first time.
45. She was bound over to keep the peace for a year.
46. .a divine mixture of vegetarian cheeses bound with egg.
47. He was left bound and gagged.
48. Everyone's opinion is bound to be subjective.
49. Prepare and bind the SQC file from step 1.
50. They bound his hands together.
51. She felt honour bound to attend as she had promised to.
52. Take him home and bind his wounds.
53. It was bound to happen sooner or later.
54. Next you bind your controls.
55. When we started with the entire class, I showed the children how to bind the book by hand.
56. He had been bound to secrecy (= made to promise not to tell people about sth) .
57. More choice often puts consumers in a bind.
58. He and other biologists studying a wide variety of organisms have found that these particular RNA's direct, in large part, the synthesis of histones, a class of proteins that bind to DNA.
59. Add an egg yolk to make the mixture bind.
60. Add an egg yolk to bind the mixture together.
61. The higher their capacity to bind at the receptors, the higher their ability to stimulate locomotion.
62. This announcement is bound to shake the confidence of the industry.
63. You've done so much work ─ you're bound to pass the exam.
64. Your education is bound to shape your world view.
65. The event is bound to attract wide press coverage.
66. Bind the mixture together with a little beaten egg.
67. There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced.