bind

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English bindan.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bʌɪnd/
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• Rhymes: -aɪnd

[edit] Noun

bind (plural binds)

1. A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.

[edit] Verb

to bind (third-person singular simple present binds, present participle binding, simple past and past participle bound or rarely bounden)

1. To connect
2. To couple
3. To put together in a cover, as of books
4. (computing) to associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name with the content of a storage location

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• bindweed

[edit] References

• bind in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• bind in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913