binds

Noun

• something that hinders as if with bonds
• plural of bind

Verb

• stick to firmly
• create social or emotional ties
• make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
• wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
• secure with or as if with ropes
• bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
• provide with a binding
• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
• form a chemical bond with
  • "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
• cause to be constipated
• third-person singular simple present indicative of bind

Synonyms

adhere, attach, bandage, bind, bond, constipate, hold, hold fast, obligate, oblige, stick, stick to, tie, tie down, tie up, truss

Antonyms

unbind, untie