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How to use bind in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Bind means to tie; to confine by any ligature. Example: “We’ll throw it in just to make the cheese more binding.”

Examples of bind by meaning

verbTo cohere or stick together in a mass.

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

verbTo 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.

verbTo exert a binding or restraining influence.

  • These are the ties that bind.

verbTo tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

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

verbTo confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.

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

verbTo oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.

  • to bind the conscience.
  • He'll mind, I reckon, not getting any work out'n me, but I won't be bounden to him any longer.1963, William A. Owens, chapter 2, in Look to the River, New York, N.Y.: Atheneum; republished as Look to the River (Texas Tradition...

verbTo place under legal obligation to serve.

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

verbTo 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.

More sentences with bind

  • For Freudians, libido means the desire to "unite and bind" with objects in the world.From the entry libido
  • Water ligands typically bind metals in a labile fashion and are rapidly interchanged in aqueous solution.From the entry labile
  • You can bind my limbs, but you can never deprive me of my free will.From the entry free will
  • The acetyl group of acetylcholine can bind to the esteratic site of cholinesterase.From the entry esteratic
  • I’ve learned a new bind off that’s perfect for cuffs and brims of hats.From the entry bind off
  • A light lacing of paracord binds the pack together.From the entry lacing
  • “The gaps that bind us span more than the distances between words,” she writes.2020 April 24, Kristen Schott, “The Language of Self-Discovery: On Jessica J. Lee’s “Two Trees Make a Forest””, in Los Angeles Review of…. From the entry Wade-Giles
  • The mixture contained eggs and breadcrumbs to bind the ingredients, the chef optioning grated cheese.2019, Alan Paris, Filament II: Brighten the World, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN. From the entry menu
  • Without adding antiseize, these plugs can seize or bind to the head.2019, Nicholas Goodnight, Kirk VanGelder, Automotive Engine Performance, →ISBN, page 430. From the entry antiseize
  • We can't add by fifteen because that really puts you in a bind.2018, Shane Bauer, American Prison. From the entry pencil whip
  • The circle on the front poster of the calendar binds Grindeldore together.2018 September, S. P. Sipal, “Did Dumbledore And Grindelwald Make An Unbreakable Vow As Teens?”, in The Rowling Library Magazine, number…. From the entry Grindeldore
  • Some of them let out rapid, high-pitched shrieks and struggled against their binds.2017 April 11, D. L. Armillei, Shock of Fate: Anchoress Series Book One, Diamond Cove Publishing, LLC, →ISBN. From the entry allocamelus
  • To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the specific properties you want to bind to.2016, Barbara Ford, Dive into Visual Studio 2013, →ISBN, page 38. From the entry overpost
  • “A yedder's weaved through a stake to make a fence or bind an 'edge, you see.2016 November 1, Allison Littlewood, The Hidden People, Jo Fletcher Books, →ISBN. From the entry yedder
  • For example, kalicludin 1-3 from A. sulcata binds competitively to Kv1.2 channels to paralyse the prey rapidly.2015 June 18, Mahdokht Jouiaei et al., “Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins”, in Toxins, volume 7, →DOI. From the entry competitively
  • Such microorganisms secrete mucilaginous polysaccharide sheaths that bind soil particles more tightly.2015 July 25, “Response of Surface Soil Hydrology to the Micro-Pattern of Bio-Crust in a Dry-Land Loess Environment, China”, in PLOS ONE…. From the entry microphytic
  • During epididymal transit, spermatozoa bind to proteins that were secreted by the epididymis via epididymosomal transport.2015 August 26, “A Catalog of Proteins Expressed in the AG Secreted Fluid during the Mature Phase of the Chinese Mitten Crabs ( Eriocheir…. From the entry epididymosomal
  • Memorized information binds reversible microprocess within impulse with irreversible information macroprocess.2015, Vladimir S. Lerner, “The impulse observations of random process generate information binding reversible micro and irreversible macro…. From the entry microprocess
  • Nor would I wish to bind myself to a woman stained by greedful lust.2015, Kate Elliott, Black Wolves, →ISBN. From the entry greedful
  • A geas is a powerful binding spell that binds its subject to a particular task or restriction.2012, Alferian Gwydion MacLir, Wandlore: The Art of Crafting the Ultimate Magical Tool, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 37. From the entry geas
  • Prithee, have thou shame Of her night-black eye nor bind her With thy lasso long and strait.2012, John Payne Hafiz, The Collected Poems of Hafiz. From the entry fawnling
  • TETS binds noncompetitively and irreversibly to GABA receptors on neuronal cell membranes and blocks chloride channels.2011, Gary Strange, William Ahrens, Robert Schafermeyer, Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Just the Facts, Second Edition, →ISBN. From the entry tets
  • Yeast two-hybrid screening revealed that enigma binds to the insulin receptor (InsR) internalization motif.2007, Shiro Iuchi, Natalie Kuldell, Zinc Finger Proteins: From Atomic Contact to Cellular Function, page 101. From the entry enigma
  • Thus lionism enshrined the doctrine of love, which binds humanity together.2005, Ola Vincent, Ola Vincent’s Speeches, Writings and Presentations: 1985–2004, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria: Macmillan Nigeria, →ISBN, page 449. From the entry lionism
  • I see that you people are heavily arguing about compatibility between bind zone files and djbdns'.2002 November 21, Statu Nascendi, “DNS servers”, in linux.debian.isp (Usenet), archived from the original on 07 Jul 2026. From the entry standardizate
  • Stunning, worst comes to worst Springer'll bind off his whelpy first draft that way.1999, David Markson, Springer's Progress, page 212. From the entry whelpy
  • Undisturbed tree roots served to bind soil particles together and to prevent sheet erosion.1991, Sam L. J. Page & Helán E. Page, "Western Hegemony over African Agriculture in Southern Rhodesia and its Continuing Threat to Food…. From the entry pyroculture

Meaning of bind

  1. verb To tie; to confine by any ligature.
  2. verb To cohere or stick together in a mass.
  3. verb To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

Full definition of bind

Questions about bind in a sentence

How do you use bind in a sentence?
Bind is used as a verb and noun. For example: “We’ll throw it in just to make the cheese more binding.”
What is a short sentence with bind?
“Frost binds the earth.”
What does bind mean?
Bind means to tie; to confine by any ligature.

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