Bind+tightly

  • 1bind —   See tie.   Also: pū ā, kāo o, ho ohīpu u, hauhoa, hauhō, hāwele, nīpe a, awaiāulu, pu aka, kāpola;    ♦ bind tightly, lawa lua, kama aha, pūlawa, pōlena, puaniki;    ♦ bind up, nunu;    ♦ bind on, ōmau, hume;    ♦ bind beforehand, hele honua;… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 2bind — ► VERB (past and past part. bound) 1) tie or fasten tightly together. 2) restrain (someone) by tying their hands and feet. 3) wrap or encircle tightly. 4) hold in a united or cohesive group or mass. 5) impose a legal or contractual obligation on …

    English terms dictionary

  • 3bind — verb 1 tie with rope/fabric ADVERB ▪ tightly ▪ They bound his hands together tightly. ▪ loosely ▪ together PREPOSITION ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 4bind — [[t]ba͟ɪnd[/t]] binds, binding, bound 1) VERB If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common. [V pl n together] It is the memory and threat of persecution that binds… …

    English dictionary

  • 5bind — verb (past and past participle bound) 1》 tie or fasten (something) tightly together.     ↘restrain (someone) by tying their hands and feet.     ↘wrap or encircle (something) tightly. 2》 hold in a united or cohesive group or mass.     ↘hold or… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 6tightly — adv. Tightly is used with these adjectives: ↑closed, ↑constrained, ↑organized, ↑restricted, ↑shut, ↑woven Tightly is used with these verbs: ↑bind, ↑clamp, ↑clasp, ↑clench, ↑ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 7bind — v. & n. v. (past and past part. bound) (see also BOUNDEN). 1 tr. (often foll. by to, on, together) tie or fasten tightly. 2 tr. a restrain; put in bonds. b (as bound adj.) constricted, obstructed (snowbound). 3 tr. esp. Cookery cause… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 8foot-bind|ing — «FUT BYN dihng», noun. the ancient Chinese custom of tightly binding the feet of infant girls in order to keep the feet small …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 9cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …

    Universalium

  • 10Drug design — Not to be confused with Designer drug. Drug design, also sometimes referred to as rational drug design or structure based drug design, is the inventive process of finding new medications based on the knowledge of the biological target.[1] The… …

    Wikipedia