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Definition of
bind noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bind
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
baɪnd
/
/
[
singular
]
(
informal
)
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an annoying situation that is often difficult to avoid
see
double bind
Idioms
in a bind
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in a difficult situation that you do not know how to get out of
When the babysitter quit, it really put us in a bind.
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bind
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bind
verb
bind over
phrasal verb
double bind
noun
bind/tie somebody hand and foot
Phrasal verbs
bind over
phrasal verb
Idioms
bind/tie somebody hand and foot
Nearby words
binary
adjective
bind
verb
bind
noun
binder
noun
bindi
noun