ALL meanings of bind over
bind o·ver
B b - phrasal verb bind over If someone is bound over by a court or a judge, they are given an order and must do as the order says for a particular period of time. 3
- verb bind over to place (a person) under a legal obligation, such as one to keep the peace 3
- noun bind over to put under legal bond to appear at a specified time and place, as before a law court 3
- verb with object bind over to fasten or secure with a band or bond. 1
- verb with object bind over to encircle with a band or ligature: She bound her hair with a ribbon. 1
- verb with object bind over to swathe or bandage (often followed by up): to bind up one's wounds. 1
- verb with object bind over to fasten around; fix in place by girding: They bound his hands behind him. 1
- verb with object bind over to tie up (anything, as sheaves of grain). 1
- verb with object bind over to cause to cohere: Ice bound the soil. 1
- verb with object bind over to unite by any legal or moral tie: to be bound by a contract. 1
- verb with object bind over to hold to a particular state, place, employment, etc.: Business kept him bound to the city. 1
- verb with object bind over to place under obligation or compulsion (usually used passively): We are bound by good sense to obey the country's laws. 1
- verb with object bind over Law. to put under legal obligation, as to keep the peace or appear as a witness (often followed by over): This action binds them to keep the peace. He was bound over to the grand jury. 1
- verb with object bind over to make compulsory or obligatory: to bind the order with a deposit. 1
- verb with object bind over to fasten or secure within a cover, as a book: They will bind the new book in leather. 1
- verb with object bind over to cover the edge of, as for protection or ornament: to bind a carpet. 1
- verb with object bind over (of clothing) to chafe or restrict (the wearer): This shirt binds me under the arms. 1
- verb with object bind over Medicine/Medical. to hinder or restrain (the bowels) from their natural operations; constipate. 1
- verb with object bind over to indenture as an apprentice (often followed by out): In his youth his father bound him to a blacksmith. 1
- verb without object bind over to become compact or solid; cohere. 1
- verb without object bind over to be obligatory: an obligation that binds. 1
- verb without object bind over to chafe or restrict, as poorly fitting garments: This jacket binds through the shoulders. 1
- verb without object bind over to stick fast, as a drill in a hole. 1
- verb without object bind over Falconry. (of a hawk) to grapple or grasp prey firmly in flight. 1
- noun bind over the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound. 1
- noun bind over something that binds. 1
- noun bind over Music. a tie, slur, or brace. 1
- noun bind over Falconry. the act of binding prey in flight. 1
- noun bind over Informal. a difficult situation or predicament: This schedule has us in a bind. 1
- verb bind over (law) To compel someone to do, or abstain from, a particular act. 0