Synonyms of bind
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Another word for bind is limit. Other synonyms of bind are fetter, make fast, tie, fasten and restrain.
Synonyms and similar words for bind
verbTo tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
verbTo confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
- curtail
- behedgeTo straiten; restrict; constrain; limit.
- guard
- govern formal
- smother
- chasten
- choke backTo hold back or suppress (an emotion, expression of emotion, or utterance), with difficulty.
- checkTo control, limit, or halt.
- inhibit
- catch
- contain
- vanquishTo defeat (someone); to overcome.
- cork figuratively
- curb
- quench
- quell
- bury
- dampen
- hamshackle figurativelyTo bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.
- hold back
- hold downTo restrain; to check.
- limitTo restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
- repressTo check; to keep back.
- restrict
- shackle figurativelyTo inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or...
- stay
- stifleTo keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
- stop
- straiten
- subdueTo overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- suppressTo restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
- throttle figuratively
- underbringTo bring under subjection or control.
- withhold
- withstrain archaicTo restrain.
verbTo oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
- obligateTo bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
verbTo place under legal obligation to serve.
- indentureTo bind a person under such a contract.
nounA troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
- ass in a sling vulgarAn uncomfortable personal state of affairs involving injury, defeat, or other trouble, especially a state of affairs...
- bucket of syrupA sticky, difficult situation.
- calvary
- cauldronAn unsettled or difficult situation or place.
- cross figuratively
- cross to bearA problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it...
- difficulty
- dilemmaAny difficult circumstance or problem.
- dire straitsA difficult position or situation.
- doghouse
- fixA difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
- hole
- jamA difficult situation.
- kettle
- kettle of fishAn awkward situation.
- ordeal
- pickleA difficult situation; peril.
- pinchAn awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
- plight
- predicament
- quandaryA state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or...
- quagmireA perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
- situationA difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
- spotA difficult situation.
- spot of botherA slight problem; a small predicament.
- sticky situationA difficult or unfortunate situation.
- sticky wicketA difficult or unpredictable situation.
- tight spotA difficult position.
- troubleA distressing or dangerous situation.
Meaning of bind
- verb To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- verb To cohere or stick together in a mass.
- verb To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
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