different between bind vs shrink

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)

1. (intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
2. (intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.

   • unlocks their [clay's] binding Quality.

3. (intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

4. (intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.

5. (transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

   Synonyms: fetter, make fast, tie, fasten, restrain

6. (transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
7. (transitive) To couple.
8. (figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.

   Synonyms: restrain, restrict, obligate

9. (law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
10. (law) To place under legal obligation to serve.

    Synonym: indenture

11. (transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
12. (transitive, archaic) To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.

13. (transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.

    Synonyms: bandage, dress

14. (transitive, archaic) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.

15. (transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.

16. (transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.
17. (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 value 2, and xs to "abcd".
18. (transitive, programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
19. (Britain, dialect) To complain; to whine about something.
20. (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)

1. That which binds or ties.
2. A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:difficult situation

3. Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
4. (music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
5. (chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.

6. 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)

1. to convince, persuade, amaze
2. (archaic or chiefly dialectal) to perform magic, cast a spell, wonder, dazzle

Conjugation

Related terms

• be
• përbindësh

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?nt

Verb

bind

1. first-person singular present indicative of binden
2. imperative of binden

Faroese

Etymology

From the verb binda.

Noun

bind n (genitive singular binds, plural bind)

1. a book binding
2. a book jacket or cover
3. a book band
4. a volume (single book of a publication)
5. a bandage
6. armlet, brassard
7. a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)
8. truss

Declension

German

Verb

bind

1. singular imperative of binden
2. (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)

1. a volume (single book of a published work)
2. a sling (kind of hanging bandage)

   Han går med armen i bind

3. a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)

Derived terms

• armbind
• supplementsbind

Etymology 2

Verb

bind

1. 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)

1. a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)
2. a volume
   1. a bound book
   2. a single book in a multi-book format
   3. binding of a book

      Synonym: omslag

3. a sling (kind of hanging bandage)

Derived terms

References

• “bind” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

bind

1. imperative of binda.

Wolof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bind/

Verb

bind

1. to write

   Jàngalekat jaa ngiy bind. - The teacher (here) is writing.

English

Etymology

From Middle English shrinken, from Old English s?rincan, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwan?. Cognate with Dutch schrinken (“to shrink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????k/
• Rhymes: -??k

Verb

shrink (third-person singular simple present shrinks, present participle shrinking, simple past shrank or shrunk, past participle shrunk or shrunken)

1. (transitive) To cause to become smaller.
2. (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
   • And shrink like parchment in consuming fire.

   • 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns

     Since 1982, it has shrunk by 250 meters.

3. (intransitive) To cower or flinch.

4. (transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
5. (intransitive, figuratively) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
   • 1881, Benjamin Jowett (translator), Thucydides

     They assisted us against the Thebans when you shrank from the task.

6. (intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.

Synonyms

• (avoid an unwanted task): funk, shirk
• (withdraw or retire, as from danger): shrink back, retreat

Antonyms

• (to cause to become smaller): expand, grow, enlarge, stretch
• (become smaller): expand, grow, enlarge, stretch

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

shrink (plural shrinks)

1. Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
2. (slang, sometimes derogatory) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.

   Synonym: head-shrinker

3. (uncountable, business) Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
   • 2011, Charles Sennewald & John Christman, Retail Crime, Security, and Loss Prevention: An Encyclopedic Reference, p. 227:

     Assuming the retailer's shrink is average or below, and the owner is comfortable with the level of shrink, perhaps nothing more need be done except to maintain vigilance and to monitor the shrink for signs of emerging problems.

Usage notes

• (therapist): The slang sense was originally pejorative, expressing a distrust of practitioners in the field. It is now not as belittling or trivializing.

Translations

References

• shrink at OneLook Dictionary Search
• shrink in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.