Definition of "bind" in Anglais

verb

1. (intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.

2. (intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.

   • We’ll throw it in just to make the cheese more binding.

3. (intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

   • I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.

4. (intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.

   • These are the ties that bind.

5. (transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

   • To bind grain in bundles.
   • To bind a prisoner.

6. (transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.

   • Gravity binds the planets to the sun.
   • Frost binds the earth.

7. (transitive) To couple.

8. (figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.

   • to bind the conscience.

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

10. (law) To place under legal obligation to serve.

    • To bind an apprenticeship.
    • To bound out to service.

11. (transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.

12. (transitive, archaic) To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.

    • To bind a belt about one.
    • To bind a compress upon a wound.

13. (transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.

    • To bind up a wound.

14. (transitive, archaic) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.

    • Certain drugs bind the bowels.

15. (transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.

    • The three novels were bound together.

16. (transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.

17. (transitive, programming) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.

18. (transitive, programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.