[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to fasten or secure with a band or bond.Synonyms: tie , fasten , attach Antonyms: untie , unfasten , unbind , loosen , loose", "to encircle with a band or ligature:She bound her hair with a ribbon.Synonyms: wrap , belt , gird", "to swathe or bandage (often followed byup):to bind up one's wounds.", "to fasten around; fix in place by girding:They bound his hands behind him.", "to tie up (anything, as sheaves of grain).", "to cause to cohere:Ice bound the soil.", "to unite by any legal or moral tie:to be bound by a contract.", "to hold to a particular state, place, employment, etc.:Business kept him bound to the city.", "to place under obligation or compulsion (usually used passively):We are bound by good sense to obey the country's laws.Synonyms: obligate , oblige , engage", "Law.to put under legal obligation, as to keep the peace or appear as a witness (often followed byover):This action binds them to keep the peace. He was bound over to the grand jury.", "to make compulsory or obligatory:to bind the order with a deposit.", "to fasten or secure within a cover, as a book:They will bind the new book in leather.", "to cover the edge of, as for protection or :to bind a carpet.", "(of clothing) to chafe or restrict (the wearer):This shirt binds me under the arms.", "Medicine/Medical.to hinder or restrain (the bowels) from their natural function; constipate .", "to indenture as an apprentice (often followed byout):In his youth his father bound him to a blacksmith."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to become compact or solid; cohere :The eggs and the flour bind, creating a stable cake.", "to be obligatory:It is a duty that binds.", "to chafe or restrict, as poorly fitting garments:This jacket binds through the shoulders.", "to get stuck or cease to move freely:Overheating made the drill bit bind in the wood.", "to temporarily flatten one's breast tissue using compression garments or strips of fabric, often done by gender-diverse people as part of their gender expression gender expression:I feel pretty masculine today, so I think I'll bind.", "Falconry.(of a hawk) to grapple or grasp prey firmly in flight (usually followed byto):The falcon binds to the pheasant and then carries it to the hunter."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.", "something that binds.", "Informal.a difficult situation or predicament:This schedule has us in a bind.", "Music.a tie, slur, or brace.", "Falconry.the act of binding to prey in flight."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["Knitting.to loop (one stitch) over another in making an edge on knitted fabric."]}]