Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Bind (-s, bound)
bind (-s, bound), v. [OE bindan.]
- Tie; fasten; attach; secure; [fig.] control; maintain; govern; regulate; (see Job 28:11).
- Abash; confound; shackle; confine; hinder; limit; muzzle; silence; put restrictions on; deprive of liberty; take away the freedom of (see Ezekiel 3:25); [in music] place a curved line between repeated notes to show continuance of sound.
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