bind duty
1Bind — Bind, v. t. [imp. {Bound}; p. p. {Bound}, formerly {Bounden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Binding}.] [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to bind …
2bind — [bīnd] vt. bound, binding [ME binden < OE bindan < IE base * bhendh > BAND1, BEND1, Sans badhnāti, (he) binds, Goth bindan] 1. to tie together; make fast or tight, as with a rope or band 2. to hold or restrain as if tied or tied …
3bind´ing|ness — bind|ing «BYN dihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the covering of a book. 2. a strip protecting or ornamenting an edge. Binding is used on the seams of dresses. 3. the set of fastenings on a ski, usually consisting of a metal piece into which the toe …
4bind´ing|ly — bind|ing «BYN dihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the covering of a book. 2. a strip protecting or ornamenting an edge. Binding is used on the seams of dresses. 3. the set of fastenings on a ski, usually consisting of a metal piece into which the toe …
5bind|ing — «BYN dihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the covering of a book. 2. a strip protecting or ornamenting an edge. Binding is used on the seams of dresses. 3. the set of fastenings on a ski, usually consisting of a metal piece into which the toe slips, a …
6Duty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Duty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 duty duty what ought to be done moral obligation accountableness liability onus responsibility Sgm: N 1 bounden duty bounden duty imperative duty Sgm: N 1 call call …
7bind — 1 verb past tense and past participle bound, 1 TIE/FASTEN (T) formal or literary a) to tie someone so that they cannot move or escape: They bound my arms and legs with rope. | bound and gagged (=tied up, and with cloth tied around your mouth so… …
8bind — [c]/baɪnd / (say buynd) verb (bound, binding) –verb (t) 1. to make fast with a band or bond. 2. to swathe or bandage. 3. to fasten around; fix in place by girding. 4. to cause to cohere or harden. 5. to unite by any legal or moral tie: bound by… …
9bind — v. & n. v. (past and past part. bound) (see also BOUNDEN). 1 tr. (often foll. by to, on, together) tie or fasten tightly. 2 tr. a restrain; put in bonds. b (as bound adj.) constricted, obstructed (snowbound). 3 tr. esp. Cookery cause… …
10bind — See: DUTY BOUND, IN A BIND, MUSCLE BOUND, ROOT BOUND …
