{
    "term": "bind",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "bind",
            "heSheIt": "binds"
        },
        "pastSimple": "bound",
        "pastParticiple": "bound",
        "ingForm": "binding"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to tie somebody/something with rope, string, etc. so that they/it cannot move or are held together strongly",
            "sensetop": "bind somebody/something to somethingbind somebody/something togetherbind somebody/something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The sails are bound to the mast with cord.",
                    "contextForm": "bind somebody/something to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They bound his hands together.",
                    "contextForm": "bind somebody/something together"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was left **bound and gagged** *(= tied up and with a piece of cloth tied over his mouth)*.",
                    "contextForm": "bind somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She found herself bound hand and foot."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was bound to a chair."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["tightly", "loosely", "together"],
                "preposition": ["to", "with"],
                "phrases": ["bind and gag somebody", "bind somebody hand and foot"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to tie a long thin piece of cloth around something",
            "sensetop": "bind something (up)",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She bound up his wounds."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to make people, organizations, etc. feel united so that they live or work together more happily or effectively",
            "sensetop": "bind A (and B) (together)bind A to B",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Organizations such as schools and clubs bind a community together.",
                    "contextForm": "bind A (and B) (together)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She thought that having his child would bind him to her forever.",
                    "contextForm": "bind A to B"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to force somebody to do something by making them promise to do it or by making it their duty to do it",
            "sensetop": "bind somebody (to something)bind somebody to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He had been bound to secrecy *(= made to promise not to tell people about something)*.",
                    "contextForm": "bind somebody (to something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The agreement binds her to repay the debt within six months.",
                    "contextForm": "bind somebody to do something"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["contractually", "legally", "morally"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to stick together or to make things stick together in a solid mass",
            "sensetop": "bind (together)bind something (together)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Add an egg yolk to make the mixture bind.",
                    "contextForm": "bind (together)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Add an egg yolk to bind the mixture together.",
                    "contextForm": "bind something (together)"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to fasten the pages of a book together and put them inside a cover",
            "sensetop": "bind something (in something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "two volumes bound in leather"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "phrases": [
                    "be beautifully bound",
                    "be handsomely bound",
                    "be richly bound"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to sew a piece of material to the edge of something to decorate it or to make it stronger",
            "sensetop": "bind something (with something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The blankets were bound with satin."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["contractually", "legally", "morally"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to tie somebody’s hands and feet together so that they cannot move or escape",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to prevent somebody from doing what they want by creating rules, limits, etc.",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/baɪnd/",
                "audio": "bi/bind/bind__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/baɪndz/",
                "audio": "bi/bind/binds__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/baʊnd/",
                "audio": "bo/bind/bound__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/",
                "audio": "bi/bind/binding__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/baɪnd/",
                "audio": "bi/bind/bind__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/baɪndz/",
                "audio": "bi/bind/binds__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/baʊnd/",
                "audio": "bo/bind/bound__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/",
                "audio": "bi/bind/binding__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English bindan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German binden, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bandh."
}