Bind

1. n. A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
2. v. t. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
3. v. t. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.
4. v. t. To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; — sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.
5. v. t. To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.
6. v. t. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.
7. v. t. To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
8. v. t. To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.
9. v. t. Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.
10. v. t. To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
11. 1n. 1 A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
12. 1v. t. 1 To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.