bind

1. verb

1)

they bound our hands and feet

Syn:

tie (up), fasten (together), hold together, secure, make fast, attach; rope, strap, lash, fetter, truss, hog-tie, tether

Ant:

untie, release

2)

the experience had bound them together

Syn:

unite, join, bond, knit together, draw together, yoke together

Ant:

separate

3)

we were bound by a rigid timetable

Syn:

constrain, restrict, restrain, trammel, tie hand and foot, tie down, fetter, shackle, hog-tie; hamper, hinder, inhibit

4)

the edges are bound in a contrasting color

Syn:

trim, hem, edge, border, fringe; finish; archaic purfle

2. noun

we're in a terrible bind

Syn:

predicament, awkward situation, difficult situation, quandary, dilemma, plight, spot, tight spot; informal Catch-22, fix, hole