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Nouns (10)

n. a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

n. something that hinders as if with bonds

n. an associate degree in nursing

n. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr

obligation, liability, debt

n. (indebtedness)

Verbs (28)

bind

v. provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"

bind

v. to assign the address of a machine to a symbolic or logical reference

bind

v. to associate a value or a type to a variable or parameter

bind

v. to connect modules together

bind, constipate

v. cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"

tie, bind

v. fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"

bind, make fast

v. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

bandage, bind

v. wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

bind, oblige, cause to be indebted

v. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"

truss, bind, tie down, tie up

v. secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"

tie, bind, bond with

v. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

stick, bond, bind, stick to, adhere, hold fast

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

Adverbs (11)

past, by

adv. "every hour, a train goes past"

aside, away, by, in reserve

adv. "Put aside some money"

aside, by, apart, on one side, set to one side

adv. "She put her sewing by when he entered"

Adjectives (3)

side, bye, by

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

Fuzzynyms (144)

agreement, understanding

n. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

bond, bond certificate

n. a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal

commitment, dedication

n. a message that makes a pledge

office, function, part, role

n. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

hands, custody

n. (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"

accountability, answerability, answerableness

n. responsibility to someone or for some activity

care, charge, guardianship, tutelage

n. attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"

charge, billing

n. request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"

charge

n. a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"

tribute

n. payment by one nation for protection by another

deficit, shortage, shortfall

n. an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"

bundle, compact, pack, wad

v. compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

bind, constipate

v. cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

bind

v. provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"

tie, link, connect, put together, connect together

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

bond, draw together, bring together

v. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

stick, bond, bind, stick to, adhere, hold fast

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

deposit, stick, wedge, lodge

v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"

chain, fasten with a chain

v. fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"

cuff, handcuff, manacle

v. confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

pull, commit, perpetrate

v. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"

compel, oblige, obligate

v. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

enact, reenact, re-enact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

exercise, exert

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

pressure, force, coerce

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

stick, cling, adhere, cohere

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

join, conjoin, come together, make contact

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

tie, link, connect, put together, connect together

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

bond, draw together, bring together

v. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

paste, glue

v. join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"

tape, attach with tape, fasten with tape

v. fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"

bind, make fast

v. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

split, tear, cleave, rive

v. part

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

support, hold, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

back, backward, in the opposite direction, fro, in the reverse direction

adv. "He faced backward"

late, belatedly, tardily, later than usual, later than expected

adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

Synonyms (10)

hug, adhere to, fit closely, fit tightly

v. fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips"

parenthetic, parenthetical

adj. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"

peripheral

adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"

secondary

adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

supplementary, supplemental

adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"

Antonyms (16)

unbrace, untie, undo the ties of

v. undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"

unfasten, cause to become unfastened

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

free, dislodge

v. remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

unbind, remove a band from

v. untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman"

unfasten, cause to become unfastened

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

unfasten, cause to become unfastened

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

come off, detach, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

bind by an obligation

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