All 12 Uses
bind
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
(Edited)
- We hope they'll be strong enough both to keep him out and to bind his tongue if he tries to talk about the place, but we can't be sure.
Chpt 6bind = to constrain in some way -- such as tie up, require, or obligate
- Scrimgeour now pulled out of the bag a small book that looked as ancient as the copy of Secrets of the Darkest Art upstairs. Its binding was stained and peeling in places.
Chpt 7 *binding = the part of a book that holds the pages together
- "Did I?" muttered Harry, tugging at the chains binding her arms, "Well, I've had a change of heart."
Chpt 13 *binding = constraining in some way -- such as tying up, requiring, or obligating
- Bind them up with the other two prisoners!
Chpt 23bind = to constrain in some way -- such as tie up, require, or obligate
- Someone yanked Harry up by the hair, dragged him a short way, pushed him down into a sitting position, then started binding him back-to-back with other people.
Chpt 23binding = constraining in some way -- such as tying up, requiring, or obligating
- "Oh, that's much easier, thanks, Ron," said Luna, and she began hacking at their bindings again.
Chpt 23bindings = things that hold other things together, or wrap or cover or tie something
- Professor McGonagall waved her wand again, and a length of shimmering silver rope appeared out of thin air and snaked around the Carrows, binding them tightly together.
Chpt 30binding = constraining in some way -- such as tying up, requiring, or obligating
- ...and Ron, appearing suddenly at the end of the aisle, shot a full Body-Bind Curse at Crabbe, which narrowly missed.
Chpt 31bind = to constrain in some way -- such as tie up, require, or obligate
- Dean made the most of the Death Eater's momentary distraction, knocking him out with a stunning Spell; Dolohov attempted to retaliate, and Parvati shot a Body Bind Curse at him.
Chpt 32
- One Horcrux remained to bind Voldemort to the earth, even after Harry had been killed.
Chpt 34
- In one swift, fluid motion, Neville broke free of the Body-Bind Curse upon him;
Chpt 36
- Haven't you noticed how none of the spells you put on them are binding?
Chpt 36binding = constraining in some way -- such as tying up, requiring, or obligating
Definitions:
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(bind as in: bind hands, a wound, or a people) to tie, hold, or unite together; or something that does so
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(bind as in: a binding contract) constrain or require
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(bind as in: It put me in a bind.) a difficult situation
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) For more specialized senses of bind, see a comprehensive dictionary. For example, the word can refer to constipation and has specialized meanings in law, chemistry, logic, and linguistics.