■ verb ( past and past participle bound )
1》 tie or fasten (something) tightly together.
↘restrain (someone) by tying their hands and feet.
↘wrap or encircle (something) tightly.
2》 hold in a united or cohesive group or mass.
↘hold or combine with (a substance) by chemical bonding.
3》 impose a legal or contractual obligation on.
↘indenture (someone) as an apprentice.
↘secure (a contract), typically with a sum of money.
↘( ~ someone over ) (of a court of law) require someone to fulfil an obligation, typically by paying a sum of money as surety.
4》 fix together and enclose (the pages of a book) in a cover.
5》 trim (the edge of a piece of material) with a fabric strip.
6》 Logic (of a quantifier) be applied to (a given variable) so that the variable falls within its scope.
7》 (of a food or medicine) make (someone) constipated.
■ noun
1》 informal an annoyance.
↘a problematical situation.
2》 a statutory constraint.
3》 Music another term for tie .
4》 another term for bine .
Origin
OE ~an , of Gmc origin.