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Not done by one's own volition
“Some may even forget that they have an inner self and it is their bounden duty to protect and nurture it for a peaceful life.”
Imposing an obligation or duty
Of the proper quality or extent
Past participle for to tie up, around or together, typically with a rope, chain, wire, or other cordage
“Bind the packages with wire and seal with lead seals to prevent pilfering.”
Past participle for to restrain with chains or manacles
“Tyr steps up and thrusts his right hand into the wolf's mouth. The other gods bind the beast with the magic chain.”
Past participle for to fuse or consolidate into a single mass
“When making meatballs or burgers, an egg is used to bind the ingredients together.”
Past participle for to join, link or unite together
“Then fasten the two frames together, allowing the arcs to overlap several inches, and bind the joints securely with thread.”
Past participle for to cover or wrap up
“The engineer looked around the debris of the half-collapsed trench, but could find nothing to bind the wound with.”
Past participle for to trim (the edge of a piece of material) with a decorative strip
“Depending on the thickness of the lines you wish to repeat, you can bind the fabric with sewing thread, cotton twine, or rope.”
(bind oneself) Past participle for to make a contractual or enforceable undertaking
“There is no need for your spouse to sign a contract in order for you to bind yourself to the contract.”
Past participle for to restrict, hamper or constrain within given bounds
“They are still in the same financial straits that bind their ability to change, adapt, or invest in technology.”
Past participle for to compel or require someone to do something, especially by legally or contractually
“Milk distributors refused to sign agreements that would bind them to paying fixed producer prices.”
Past participle for to give an official acceptance to something as being satisfactory
Past participle for to promise to give in marriage
Past participle for to imprison or incarcerate someone
Past participle for to tie or roll up (a number of things) together as though into a parcel
Past participle for to commit or set apart for a particular purpose
Past participle for to put up as security on a loan
Past participle for to collect or fasten into a compact group
Past participle for to bind with a band or girdle
Past participle for to fasten (pieces of cloth) together temporarily with long stitches
Past participle for to be involved in
(be fated) Past participle for to determine, or doom to, the fate of in advance
Past participle for to keep under custody
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