bind : Idioms & Phrases

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bind off

  • verb finish the last row
    tie up.
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bind over

  • verb order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her
    • The defendant was bound over for trial
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binding energy

  • noun the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
    separation energy.
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book binding

  • noun the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
    cover; binding; back.
    • the book had a leather binding
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bound form

  • noun a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
    bound form.
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bound morpheme

  • noun a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
    bound form.
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bound off

  • verb bound off one point after another
    skip.
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bound up

  • adjective satellite closely or inseparably connected or associated with
    • his career is bound up with the fortunes of the enterprise
  • adjective satellite deeply devoted to
    wrapped up.
    • bound up in her teaching
    • is wrapped up in his family
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desk-bound

  • adjective satellite restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity
    deskbound.
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double bind

  • noun (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful
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duty-bound

  • adjective satellite under a moral obligation to do something
    obliged.
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frost-bound

  • adjective satellite (of the ground) made hard by frost
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Full binding

  • the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding.
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gold-bound

Gold"-bound` adjective
Definitions
  1. Encompassed with gold.
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Half binding

  • noun book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another
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  • a style of bookbinding in which only the back and corners are in leather.
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half-bound

  • adjective satellite (of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another
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Half"-bound` noun
Definitions
  1. Having only the back and corners in leather, as a book.
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home-bound

Home"-bound` adjective
Definitions
  1. Kept at home.
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Homeward bound

  • bound for home; going homeward; as, the homeward bound fleet.
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homeward-bound

  • adjective satellite oriented toward home
    homeward.
    • in a homeward direction
    • homeward-bound commuters
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Law binding

  • a plain style of leather binding, used for law books; called also law calf.
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lower bound

  • noun (mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set
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muscle-bound

  • adjective satellite having stiff muscles as the result of excessive exercise
    • he arrived accompanied by two muscle-bound body guards
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Outward bound

  • bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; said especially of vessels, and opposed to homeward bound.
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outward-bound

  • adjective satellite that is going out or leaving
    outbound; outward.
    • the departing train
    • an outward journey
    • outward-bound ships
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Quality binding

  • a kind of worsted tape used in Scotland for binding carpets, and the like.
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ski binding

  • noun one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall
    binding.
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snow-bound

Snow"-bound` adjective
Definitions
  1. Enveloped in, or confined by, snow. Whittier.
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spell-bound

  • adjective satellite having your attention fixated as though by a spell
    mesmerised; hypnotized; mesmerized; fascinated; spellbound; transfixed; hypnotised.
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three-quarter binding

  • noun the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover
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To bind over

  • to put under bonds to do something, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, etc.
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To bind to

  • to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife.
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To bind up in

  • to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to absorb in.
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upper bound

  • noun (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set
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water-bound

Wa"ter-bound` adjective
Definitions
  1. Prevented by a flood from proceeding.
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weather-bound

  • adjective satellite delayed or shut in by bad weather
    • weather-bound traffic
    • irritable weather-bound children
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Weath"er-bound` adjective
Definitions
  1. Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a weather-bound vessel.
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well-bound

  • adjective satellite (of books) having a sturdy and attractive binding
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wood-bound

Wood"-bound` adjective
Definitions
  1. Incumbered with tall, woody hedgerows.
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