All 5 Uses

bind
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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
(Edited)

The ties that ordinarily bind children to their homes were all suspended in my case.
Chpt 5

bind = hold together (connect or unite) or wrap
We were often in the field from the first approach of day till its last lingering ray had left us; and at saving-fodder time, midnight often caught us in the field binding blades.
Chpt 10

binding = constraining in some way -- such as tying up, requiring, or obligating
It is my opinion that thousands would escape from slavery, who now remain, but for the strong cords of affection that bind them to their friends.
Chpt 11 *

bind = hold together (connect or unite) or wrap
...said, as it was of the ancient scribes and Pharisees, "They bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers."
Chpt Appe

bind = to constrain in some way -- such as tie up, require, or obligate
They'll loudly talk of Christ's reward,
And bind his image with a cord,
Chpt Appe *

bind = tie up

editor's notes: This is part of a famous poem by Douglas that pokes fun at people who claim to lead a Christian life and yet enslave others. "His image", refers to "any person" since Christians believe that people are made in God's image and so look like God.

Definitions:

(1) (bind as in: bind hands, a wound, or a people)
to tie, hold, or unite together; or something that does so
(2) (bind as in: a binding contract)
constrain or require
(3) (bind as in: It put me in a bind.)
a difficult situation
(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.