1. to tie or fasten something securely
2. to wrap something with cloth or bandages
3. to hold together the pages of a book with a cover

1. a difficult or annoying situation
Usage: informal

Examples

• Please bind these papers together with a rubber band.
• The nurse will bind your wound with clean gauze.
• The bookbinder will bind the manuscript into a hardcover book.
• The contract will bind both parties to the agreement.
• I’m in a real bind – I promised to help two people at the same time.
• She bound her hair back with a ribbon.
• The rope binds the logs together tightly.