bind
/baɪnd/
noun
- A difficult or annoying situation.
- I'm in a real bind because I lost my wallet and my phone at the same time.
- Being stuck in traffic with a full gas tank is a bind.
- She found herself in a bind when both job offers required her to start on the same day.
Synonyms
verb
- To tie or fasten something tightly.
- He bound the stack of old newspapers with string before recycling them.
- The nurse will bind the wound with a clean bandage.
- She used a rope to bind the bundle of sticks together.
- To force someone to do something by law, duty, or promise.
- The contract binds both parties to the agreement for one year.
- The oath binds all soldiers to protect their country.
- A promise binds you to keep your word.
- To stick together or cause to stick together in a solid mass.
- Egg helps bind the ingredients in the cake batter.
- When the cement dries, it binds the bricks into a solid wall.
- The glue binds the pieces of wood firmly.
- To cause problems or difficulties for someone; to restrict.
- The new rules bind the company's ability to expand quickly.
- His lack of money binds him from traveling abroad.
- She felt bound by her responsibilities at home.