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bind
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?nd/
- Rhymes: -a?nd
Etymology
From Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindan? (compare West Frisian bine, Dutch binden, Low German binnen, German binden, Danish binde), from Proto-Indo-European *b?énd?-e-ti, from *b?end?- (“to tie”)
Compare Welsh benn (“cart”), Latin offend?x (“knot, band”), Lithuanian beñdras (“partner”), Albanian bend (“servant, henchman”), Ancient Greek ?????? (peîsma, “cable, rope”), Persian ????? (bastan, “to bind”), Sanskrit ?????? (bándhati). Doublet of bandana.
Verb
bind (third-person singular simple present binds, present participle binding, simple past bound, past participle bound or (archaic, rare) bounden)
- (intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- (intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.
- unlocks their [clay's] binding Quality.
- (intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
- (intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
- (transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
- Synonyms: fetter, make fast, tie, fasten, restrain
- (transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
- (transitive) To couple.
- (figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
- Synonyms: restrain, restrict, obligate
- (law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
- (law) To place under legal obligation to serve.
- Synonym: indenture
- (transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
- (transitive, archaic) To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
- (transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.
- Synonyms: bandage, dress
- (transitive, archaic) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
- (transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.
- (transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.
- (transitive, programming) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
- 2008, Bryan O'Sullivan, John Goerzen, Donald Bruce Stewart, Real World Haskell (page 33)
- We bind the variable
n
to the value2
, andxs
to"abcd"
.
- We bind the variable
- 2008, Bryan O'Sullivan, John Goerzen, Donald Bruce Stewart, Real World Haskell (page 33)
- (transitive, programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
- (Britain, dialect) To complain; to whine about something.
- (intransitive, LGBT) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
bind (plural binds)
- That which binds or ties.
- A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:difficult situation
- Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
- (music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
- (chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.
- The indurated clay of coal mines.
Derived terms
- bindweed
References
- bind at OneLook Dictionary Search
- bind in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- bind in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- INBD
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *bind-, from Proto-Indo-European *b?eyd?- (“to persuade, encourage; constrain”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ????? (peíth?, “to persuade, convince”), Illyrian *Bindus (“Illyrian Neptune”) and Thracian Bithus (Bithus, “theonym”).
Verb
bind (first-person singular past tense binda, participle bindur)
- to convince, persuade, amaze
- (archaic or chiefly dialectal) to perform magic, cast a spell, wonder, dazzle
Conjugation
Related terms
- be
- përbindësh
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?nt
Verb
bind
- first-person singular present indicative of binden
- imperative of binden
Faroese
Etymology
From the verb binda.
Noun
bind n (genitive singular binds, plural bind)
- a book binding
- a book jacket or cover
- a book band
- a volume (single book of a publication)
- a bandage
- armlet, brassard
- a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)
- truss
Declension
German
Verb
bind
- singular imperative of binden
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of binden
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology 1
From the verb binde
Noun
bind n (definite singular bindet, indefinite plural bind, definite plural binda or bindene)
- a volume (single book of a published work)
- a sling (kind of hanging bandage)
- Han går med armen i bind
- a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)
Derived terms
- armbind
- supplementsbind
Etymology 2
Verb
bind
- imperative of binde
References
- “bind” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- bd. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From the verb binde.
Noun
bind n (definite singular bindet, indefinite plural bind, definite plural binda)
- a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)
- a volume
- a bound book
- a single book in a multi-book format
- binding of a book
- Synonym: omslag
- a sling (kind of hanging bandage)
Derived terms
References
- “bind” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Verb
bind
- imperative of binda.
Wolof
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bind/
Verb
bind
- to write
- Jàngalekat jaa ngiy bind. - The teacher (here) is writing.
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join
English
Alternative forms
- joyn, joyne, joyen (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English joinen, joynen, joignen, from Old French joindre, juindre, jungre, from Latin iung? (“join, yoke”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join, unite”). Cognate with Old English iucian, iugian, ?eocian, ?y??an (“to join; yoke”). More at yoke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d???n/
- Rhymes: -??n
- Hyphenation: join
Noun
join (plural joins)
- An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
- (computing, databases) An intersection of data in two or more database tables.
- (computing) The act of joining something, such as a network.
- (algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ?.
Antonyms
- (lowest upper bound): meet
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
join (third-person singular simple present joins, present participle joining, simple past and past participle joined)
- (transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.
- (intransitive) To come together; to meet.
- (transitive) To come into the company of.
- (transitive) To become a member of.
- (computing, databases, transitive) To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.
- To unite in marriage.
- (obsolete, rare) To enjoin upon; to command.
- 1527 (originally published, quote is from a later edition), William Tyndale, The Obedience of a Christian Man
- They join them penance, as they call it.
- 1527 (originally published, quote is from a later edition), William Tyndale, The Obedience of a Christian Man
- To accept, or engage in, as a contest.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (to combine more than one item into one): bewed, connect, fay, unite; see also Thesaurus:join
Translations
References
- join on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Nijo
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
- yoin
Etymology
From Latin ?nus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /join/
Numeral
join (plural joina)
- one
Finnish
Etymology 1
Verb
join
- first-person singular indicative past of juoda
Etymology 2
Noun
join
- instructive plural of joki
Anagrams
- Joni, ojin
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