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  • 111bebindan — sv/t3 3rd pres bebindeþ past beband/bebundon ptp bebunden to bind in or about, bind fast; gif hé mid déofles weorcum hine selfne bebindeþ if he binds himself about with the devil s works; …

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  • 112rely — (v.) early 14c., to gather, assemble, from O.Fr. relier fasten, attach, rally, oblige, from L. religare fasten, bind fast, from re , intensive prefix, + ligare to bind (see LIGAMENT (Cf. ligament)). Sense of depend, trust is from 1570s, perhaps… …

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  • 113restrain — re•strain [[t]rɪˈstreɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to hold back from action; check or control; repress 2) to deprive of liberty, as by arrest; confine 3) to limit or hamper the activity, growth, or effect of: to restrain trade with Cuba[/ex] • Etymology:… …

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  • 114astrict — /əˈstrɪkt/ (say uh strikt) verb (t) 1. to bind fast; confine; constrain or restrict. 2. to bind morally or legally. {Latin astrictus, past participle, drawn close} –astriction, noun …

  • 115obligation — In an early and narrow sense, a bond or deed under seal wherein a person binds himself under penalty to do a thing. In the modern and popular sense, that which binds, as an oath, vow, promise, contract, or debt. Hargroves v Cooke, 15 Ga 321, 330 …

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  • 116re|ly — «rih LY», intransitive verb, lied, ly|ing. to depend; trust: »Rely on your own efforts. I relied upon your promise absolutely. The Assembly, which could not rely on the Armed Forces…was too weak to defy Algiers (Observer). ╂[< Old French… …

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  • 117prov|erb — «PROV urb», noun, verb. –n. 1. a short wise saying used for a long time by many people. “Haste makes waste” is a proverb. »Fast bind, fast find; A proverb never stale in thrifty mind (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): adage, maxim, saw. 2. Figurative. a… …

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  • 118Corky — Cork y ( [y^]), a. 1. Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up. [1913 Webster] Bind fast hiss corky arms. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Tasting of cork. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 119Shock — Shock, v. i. To be occupied with making shocks. [1913 Webster] Reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn, Bind fast, shock apace. Tusser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 120pinion — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably modification of Anglo French *empignon, enpenoun flight feathers, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pinnion , pinnio, from Latin pinna feather more at pen Date: 15th century 1. the terminal section of a… …

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