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How to sign: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
"They tied their victim to the chair";
See also: tie down, tie up, tie down, tie up, truss, truss
Similiar / Same: tie
Categories: fasten, fix, secure
Within this category: band, cord, gag, knot, lace, lash, lash together, loop, retie, rope, strap, tie up, truss
How to sign: to restrict movement by virtue of being uncomfortably tight
"I took my pants to the tailor to be let out because they were binding me";
How to sign: create social or emotional ties
"The grandparents want to bond with the child";
Similiar / Same: bond, attach, tie
Categories: relate
Within this category: befriend, fixate
How to sign: provide with a binding
"bind the books in leather";
Categories: cover
Within this category: rebind
How to sign: cause to be constipated
"These foods tend to constipate you";
Similiar / Same: constipate
Categories: indispose
Within this category: obstipate
