to bind

  • 71bind — I. verb (bound; binding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bindan; akin to Old High German bintan to bind, Greek peisma cable, Sanskrit badhnāti he ties Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to make secure by tying b. to… …

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  • 72bind — 1) a quantity of 250 eels in 13th to 16th century England. Ten stikes makes a bind (each stike being 25 eels). Also used for other fish such as salmon. Also spelled binn 2) a collective noun (a noun that denotes a collection of persons or things… …

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  • 73bind-rune — noun A ligature of two or more runes; a character formed by one or more runes superimposed upon another. two or more runes as a single character, called a bind rune …

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  • 74bind on pickup — 1. adjective Describing an item that becomes bound to the player that loots it. The player cannot transfer it to another player; they may only sell it to an in game vendor or discard it, destroying the item. Used mainly on quest MacGuffins and… …

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  • 75bind on equip — 1. adjective Describing a piece of equipment (armor, weapons, accessories) that becomes bound to a player character when equipped by them. The player may sell/trade/give it to another character so long as they have not used it. After use, the… …

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  • 76bind up — Synonyms and related words: bale, band, bandage, belt, bend, bind, brace, bundle, bundle up, chain, cinch, do up, gird, girdle, girt, girth, lace, lash, leash, pack, package, parcel, roll up, rope, splice, strap, swaddle, swathe, tie, tie up,… …

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  • 77bind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. restrain, secure, fasten; obligate. See restraint, duty, compulsion, junction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dilemma, tight situation, quandary, jam*; see predicament . v. 1. [To constrain with bonds]… …

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  • 78bind — See: duty bound, in a bind, muscle bound, root bound …

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  • 79bind over — PHRASAL VERB If someone is bound over by a court or a judge, they are given an order and must do as the order says for a particular period of time. [LEGAL] [be V ed P to inf] On many occasions demonstrators were bound over to keep the peace... [V …

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  • 80bind someone over — (of a court of law) require someone to fulfil an obligation, typically by paying a sum of money as surety. → bind …

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