Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable)That which binds or ties.

    Fessel

  2. (countable)A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.

    Zwickmühle

  3. (countable, uncountable)Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.

  4. (countable)A ligature or tie for grouping notes.

  5. (countable)A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.

    the Maróczy Bind

  6. (countable, uncountable)The indurated clay of coal mines, or other overlying substances such as sandstone or shale.

More definitions
  • something that hinders as if with bonds

Examples

29 sentences
  1. I'm really in a bind.

  2. Tom is in a bind.

  3. Do you bind books?

    ruТы занимаешься переплетением книг? — odexed

  4. He knows how to bind books.

    Він уміє переплітати книжки. — deniko

    deEr weiß, wie man Bücher bindet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Their job is to bind books.

    Їхня робота — переплітати книжки. — deniko

    deEs ist ihr Job, Bücher zu binden. — User132751

Translations

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Deutsch
By meaning 2
that which binds:
troublesome situation:

Origin

From Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, fro

From Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéndʰ-e-ti, from *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”).

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