binds

1. stick to firmlyExamples: "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"Synonyms: adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to

2. create social or emotional tiesExamples: "The grandparents want to bond with the child"Synonyms: attach, bind, bond, tie

3. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a ropeExamples: "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"Synonyms: bindAntonyms: unbind

4. wrap around with something so as to cover or encloseSynonyms: bandage, bind

5. secure with or as if with ropesExamples: "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"Synonyms: bind, tie down, tie up, truss

6. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebtedExamples: "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"Synonyms: bind, hold, obligate, oblige