bind

Sense 1 noun

something that hinders as if with bonds

Sense 2 verb

stick to firmly

Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?

Sense 3 verb

create social or emotional ties

The grandparents want to bond with the child

Sense 4 verb

make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope

The Chinese would bind the feet of their women

Sense 5 verb

wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

Sense 6 verb

secure with or as if with ropes

tie down the prisoners

Sense 7 verb

bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

He's held by a contract

Sense 8 verb

provide with a binding

bind the books in leather

Sense 9 verb

fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

They tied their victim to the chair

Sense 10 verb

form a chemical bond with

The hydrogen binds the oxygen

Sense 11 verb

cause to be constipated

These foods tend to constipate you