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bind
has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ verb ] stick to firmly
Examples "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" Used in print (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)However , a major factor in binding dirt is the attraction between surfaces that goes_under_the_name_of van_der_Waal_'s_forces . (M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)one of extremely low anionic binding capacity , one of low anionic binding capacity and one of high anionic binding capacity . one of extremely low anionic binding capacity , one of low anionic binding capacity and one of high anionic binding capacity . In 2 of 15 experiments on whole serum a region of agglutinin activity with intermediate anionic binding capacity was detected ( Region 3 , Fig. 1 ) . In all cases , most of the activity lay_in the region of high anionic binding capacity . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
Examples "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)It has been shown that thyroglobulin binds thyroxine , but the binding does not appear to be particularly strong . |
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[ verb ] create social or emotional ties
Examples "The grandparents want to bond with the child" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)At_the_same_time that religion binds the individual helpfully to the supernatural and gives him cosmic peace and a sense of supreme fulfillment , it also has great therapeutic value for him . The common codes , for religious action as_such and in their ethical aspects for everyday moral behavior , bind the devotees together . Related terms |
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[ verb ] secure with or as if with ropes
Examples "tie down the prisoners" "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" Used in print (The Oregonian, [Portland],...)Taylor said Mrs._Huntley and her husband also will be questioned about a series of 15 Portland robberies in spring of 1959 in_which the holdup_men bound their victims with tape before fleeing . |
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[ verb ] bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
Examples "He's held by a contract' "I'll hold you by your promise" Used in print (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)Distribution_costs are almost bound to increase in the sixties - and you will never know what you can do to control them unless you study each element and experiment with alternative ways of doing the job . Related terms relate article tie_down pledge indenture obligation obligation |
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[ verb ] cause to be constipated
Synonyms Examples "These foods tend to constipate you" Related terms |
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