Bind (verb)
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
Bind (verb)
To cohere or stick together in a mass.
“Just to make the cheese more binding”
Bind (verb)
To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
“I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.”
Bind (verb)
To exert a binding or restraining influence.
“These are the ties that bind.”
Bind (verb)
To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
“to bind grain in bundles”
“to bind a prisoner”
Bind (verb)
To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
“Gravity binds the planets to the sun.”
“Frost binds the earth.”
Bind (verb)
To couple.
Bind (verb)
To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
“to bind the conscience”
“to bind by kindness”
“bound by affection”
“commerce binds nations to each other”
Bind (verb)
To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
Bind (verb)
To place under legal obligation to serve.
“to bind an apprentice”
“bound out to service”
Bind (verb)
To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
Bind (verb)
To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
“to bind a belt about one”
“to bind a compress upon a wound”
Bind (verb)
To cover, as with a bandage.
“to bind up a wound”
Bind (verb)
To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
“Certain drugs bind the bowels.”
Bind (verb)
To put together in a cover, as of books.
“The three novels were bound together.”
Bind (verb)
To make two or more elements stick together.
Bind (verb)
To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
Bind (verb)
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Bind (verb)
To complain; to whine about something.
Bind (noun)
That which binds or ties.
Bind (noun)
A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
Bind (noun)
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
Bind (noun)
A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
Bind (noun)
A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.
“the Maróczy Bind”
Bind (noun)
The indurated clay of coal mines.
Wrap (verb)
To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
Wrap (verb)
To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
“A snake wraps itself around its prey.”
Wrap (verb)
To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
Wrap (verb)
To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
“To avoid going over budget, let’s make sure we wrap by ten. (compare wrap up 2)”
Wrap (verb)
To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line
“I wrapped the text so that I wouldn’t need to scroll to the right to read it.”
Wrap (verb)
To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
Wrap (verb)
To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.
“The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.”
Wrap (noun)
A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
Wrap (noun)
A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
Wrap (noun)
The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
Wrap (noun)
A wraparound mortgage.
Wrap (verb)
cover or enclose in paper or soft material
“Leonora wrapped herself in a large white bath towel”
“he wrapped up the Christmas presents”
Wrap (verb)
arrange paper or soft material round (someone or something), typically as a covering or for warmth or protection
“wrap the bandage around the injured limb”
Wrap (verb)
place an arm, finger, or leg round
“he wrapped an arm around her waist”
Wrap (verb)
clasp; embrace
“she wrapped him in her arms”
Wrap (verb)
crash a vehicle into (a stationary object)
“Richard wrapped his car around a telegraph pole”
Wrap (verb)
cause (a word or unit of text) to be carried over to a new line automatically as the margin is reached, or to fit around embedded features such as pictures
“words are wrapped to the next line if they are too long”
“the program can automatically wrap text around irregularly shaped graphics”
Wrap (verb)
(of a word or unit of text) be carried over automatically as the margin is reached
“the text in the document wraps around the image”
“when you type, the text wraps to the next line”
Wrap (verb)
finish filming or recording
“we wrapped on schedule three days later”
Wrap (noun)
a loose outer garment or piece of material
“beach wraps”
Wrap (noun)
(of a garment) having one part overlapping another; wrap-around
“a wrap skirt”
Wrap (noun)
paper or soft material used for wrapping
“plastic food wrap”
Wrap (noun)
a veil of secrecy maintained about something, especially a new project
“details of the police operation are being kept under wraps”
Wrap (noun)
a small packet of a powdered illegal drug
“a £5 wrap of speed”
Wrap (noun)
the end of a session of filming or recording
“right, it’s a wrap”
Wrap (noun)
a tortilla wrapped around a cold filling, eaten as a sandwich.