(~s, ~ing, bound)
1.
If something ~s people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
It is the memory and threat of persecution that ~s them together.
...the social and political ties that ~ the USA to Britain.
...a group of people bound together by shared language, culture, and beliefs.
VERB: V pl-n together , V n prep/adv, V-ed, also V n
2.
If you are bound by something such as a rule, agreement, or restriction, you are forced or required to act in a certain way.
The Luxembourg-based satellite service is not bound by the same strict rules as the BBC...
The authorities will be legally bound to arrest any suspects...
The treaty ~s them to respect their neighbour’s independence.
VERB: be V-ed by n, be V-ed to-inf, V n to-inf, also V n
bound
Few of them feel bound by any enduring loyalties.
ADJ: v-link ADJ by n
3.
If you ~ something or someone, you tie rope, string, tape, or other material around them so that they are held firmly.
Bind the ends of the cord together with thread.
...the red tape which was used to ~ the files...
VERB: V n adv/prep, V n
4.
When a book is bound, the pages are joined together and the cover is put on.
Each volume is bound in bright-coloured cloth...
Their business came from a few big publishers, all of whose books they bound.
...four immaculately bound hardbacks.
VERB: be V-ed in n, V n, V-ed
-bound
...leather-bound stamp albums.
COMB in ADJ
5.
see also ~ing , bound , double ~