| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, secure |
Synonyms: |
adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, encase, enchain, enfetter, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, handcuff, hem, hitch, hitch on, hobble, hook on, hook up, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, peg down, pin, pin down, pinion, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tack on, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke |
Antonyms: |
free, loose, loosen, release, set free, unbind, unfasten, untie |
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obligate; restrict |
Synonyms: |
compel, confine, constrain, detain, engage, enslave, force, hamper, hinder, hogtie, indenture, lock up, necessitate, oblige, prescribe, put half nelson on, put lock on, require, restrain, restrict, yoke |
Antonyms: |
allow, free, let, permit, set free |
| Main Entry: | bound |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obligated; destined |
Synonyms: |
apprenticed, articled, bent, bounden, certain, coerced, compelled, constrained, contracted, doomed, driven, duty-bound, enslaved, fated, firm, forced, having no alternative, impelled, indentured, intent, made, necessitated, obligated, obliged, pledged, pressed, required, restrained, sure, under compulsion, under necessity, urged |
Antonyms: |
allowed, free, permitted, unbounded, unobliged, unrestricted |
| Main Entry: | bound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | jump, bounce |
Synonyms: |
bob, caper, frisk, gambol, hop, hurdle, leap, pounce, prance, recoil, ricochet, saltate, skip, spring, vault |
| Main Entry: | bound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | restrict |
Synonyms: |
circumscribe, confine, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, determine, encircle, enclose, hem in, limit, mark, mark out, measure, restrain, restrict, surround, terminate |
Antonyms: |
allow, let go, permit, unbind, unrestrict |
| Main Entry: | bound/bounds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | farthest limit |
Synonyms: |
boundary, compass, confine, edge, end, environs, extremity, fringe, limit, limitation, line, march, margin, pale, periphery, precinct, purlieus, rim, term, termination, verge |
Antonyms: |
inside, interior, minimum |
| Main Entry: | affix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach or stick |
Synonyms: |
add, annex, append, bind, fasten, glue, hitch on, join, paste, put on, rivet, slap on, subjoin, tack, tack on, tag, tag on |
Antonyms: |
detach, let go, loosen |
| Main Entry: | allied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly; united |
Synonyms: |
affiliated, agnate, akin, amalgamated, associated, bound, cognate, combined, confederate, connate, connected, in league, incident, joined, joint, kindred, linked, married, related, unified, wed |
Antonyms: |
disunited, estranged, unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | answerable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | responsible |
Synonyms: |
accountable, amenable, bound, chargeable, compelled, constrained, liable, obligated, obliged, subject, to blame |
Antonyms: |
irrefutable, unaccountable, unprovable |
| Main Entry: | attach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join, fasten |
Synonyms: |
add, adhere, affix, annex, append, bind, connect, couple, fix, hitch on, hitch up, hook on, hook up, latch onto, link, make fast, prefix, rivet, secure, slap on, stick, tag on, tie, unite |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, disjoin, remove, separate, sever, unfasten |