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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bind \Bind\, v. t. [imp. {Bound}; p. p. {Bound}, formerly
   {Bounden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Binding}.] [AS. bindan, perfect
   tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden,
   Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for
   bhandh) to bind, cf. Gr. ? (for ?) cable, and L. offendix.
   [root]90.]
   1. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain,
      etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in
      bundles; to bind a prisoner.

   2. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or
      influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to
      the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.

            He bindeth the floods from overflowing. --Job
                                                  xxviii. 11.

            Whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years.
                                                  --Luke xiii.
                                                  16.

   3. To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; --
      sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.

   4. To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by
      tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt
      about one; to bind a compress upon a part.

   5. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action;
      as, certain drugs bind the bowels.

   6. To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge
      of a carpet or garment.

   7. To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to
      bind a book.

   8. Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law,
      duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to
      bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by
      affection; commerce binds nations to each other.

            Who made our laws to bind us, not himself. --Milton.

   9. (Law)
      (a) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations;
          esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
          --Abbott.
      (b) To place under legal obligation to serve; to
          indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes
          with out; as, bound out to service.

   {To bind over}, to put under bonds to do something, as to
      appear at court, to keep the peace, etc.

   {To bind to}, to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife.
      

   {To bind up in}, to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to
      absorb in.

   Syn: To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict; oblige.

Bind \Bind\, v. t. [imp. {Bound}; p. p. {Bound}, formerly
   {Bounden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Binding}.] [AS. bindan, perfect
   tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden,
   Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for
   bhandh) to bind, cf. Gr. ? (for ?) cable, and L. offendix.
   [root]90.]
   1. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain,
      etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in
      bundles; to bind a prisoner.

   2. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or
      influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to
      the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.

            He bindeth the floods from overflowing. --Job
                                                  xxviii. 11.

            Whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years.
                                                  --Luke xiii.
                                                  16.

   3. To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; --
      sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.

   4. To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by
      tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt
      about one; to bind a compress upon a part.

   5. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action;
      as, certain drugs bind the bowels.

   6. To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge
      of a carpet or garment.

   7. To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to
      bind a book.

   8. Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law,
      duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to
      bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by
      affection; commerce binds nations to each other.

            Who made our laws to bind us, not himself. --Milton.

   9. (Law)
      (a) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations;
          esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
          --Abbott.
      (b) To place under legal obligation to serve; to
          indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes
          with out; as, bound out to service.

   {To bind over}, to put under bonds to do something, as to
      appear at court, to keep the peace, etc.

   {To bind to}, to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife.
      

   {To bind up in}, to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to
      absorb in.

   Syn: To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict; oblige.

Bound \Bound\, n.
   1. A leap; an elastic spring; a jump.

            A bound of graceful hardihood.        --Wordsworth.

   2. Rebound; as, the bound of a ball. --Johnson.

   3. (Dancing) Spring from one foot to the other.

Bound \Bound\,
   imp. & p. p. of {Bind}.

Bound \Bound\, p. p. & a.
   1. Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like.

   2. Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume.

   3. Under legal or moral restraint or obligation.

   4. Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed
      by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound
      to fail.

   5. Resolved; as, I am bound to do it. [Collog. U. S.]

   6. Constipated; costive.

   Note: Used also in composition; as, icebound, windbound,
         hidebound, etc.

   {Bound bailiff} (Eng. Law), a sheriff's officer who serves
      writs, makes arrests, etc. The sheriff being answerable
      for the bailiff's misdemeanors, the bailiff is usually
      under bond for the faithful discharge of his trust.

   {Bound up in}, entirely devoted to; inseparable from.

Bound \Bound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Bounding}.]
   1. To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of
      extension of; -- said of natural or of moral objects; to
      lie along, or form, a boundary of; to inclose; to
      circumscribe; to restrain; to confine.

            Where full measure only bounds excess. --Milton.

            Phlegethon . . . Whose fiery flood the burning
            empire bounds.                        --Dryden.

   2. To name the boundaries of; as, to bound France.

Bound \Bound\, v. i. [F. bondir to leap, OF. bondir, bundir, to
   leap, resound, fr. L. bombitare to buzz, hum, fr. bombus a
   humming, buzzing. See {Bomb}.]
   1. To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession
      of springs or leaps; as the beast bounded from his den;
      the herd bounded across the plain.

            Before his lord the ready spaniel bounds. --Pope.

            And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knows
            his rider.                            --Byron.

   2. To rebound, as an elastic ball.

Bound \Bound\, n. [OE. bounde, bunne, OF. bonne, bonde, bodne,
   F. borne, fr. LL. bodina, bodena, bonna; prob. of Celtic
   origin; cf. Arm. bonn boundary, limit, and boden, bod, a tuft
   or cluster of trees, by which a boundary or limit could be
   marked. Cf. {Bourne}.]
   The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of
   any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or
   within which something is limited or restrained; limit;
   confine; extent; boundary.

         He hath compassed the waters with bounds. --Job xxvi.
                                                  10.

         On earth's remotest bounds.              --Campbell.

         And mete the bounds of hate and love.    --Tennyson.

   {To keep within bounds}, not to exceed or pass beyond
      assigned limits; to act with propriety or discretion.

   Syn: See {Boundary}.

Bound \Bound\, v. t.
   1. To make to bound or leap; as, to bound a horse. [R.]
      --Shak.

   2. To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as,
      to bound a ball on the floor. [Collog.]

Bound \Bound\, a. [Past p. of OE. bounen to prepare, fr. boun
   ready, prepared, fr. Icel. b[=u]inn, p. p. of b[=u]a to
   dwell, prepare; akin to E. boor and bower. See {Bond}, a.,
   and cf. {Busk}, v.]
   Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with
   to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound
   to Cadiz, or for Cadiz. ``The mariner bound homeward.''
   --Cowper.

資料來源 : WordNet®

bind
     n : something that hinders as if with bonds
     [also: {bound}]

bind
     v 1: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
          [syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bond}, {stick}, {stick to}]
     2: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to
        bond with the child" [syn: {tie}, {attach}, {bond}]
     3: make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The
        Chinese would bind the feet of their women" [ant: {unbind}]
     4: wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose [syn: {bandage}]
     5: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners";
        "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling
        shed" [syn: {tie down}, {tie up}, {truss}]
     6: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a
        contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn: {oblige},
         {hold}, {obligate}]
     7: form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
     8: provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"
     9: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied
        their victim to the chair" [syn: {tie}] [ant: {untie}]
     10: cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate
         you" [syn: {constipate}]
     [also: {bound}]

bound
     adj 1: held with another element, substance or material in chemical
            or physical union [ant: {free}]
     2: confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages" [ant: {unbound}]
     3: secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining
        form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes" [ant: {unbound}]
     4: (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to
        happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is
        destined to be famous" [syn: {bound(p)}, {destined}]
     5: covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on
        the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
        [syn: {bandaged}]
     6: headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often
        used as a combining form as in `college-bound students';
        "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New
        York" [syn: {destined}]
     7: bound by an oath; "a bound official"
     8: bound by contract [syn: {apprenticed}, {articled}, {indentured}]
     9: confined in the bowels; "he is bound in the belly" [syn: {bound(p)}]

bound
     n 1: a line determining the limits of an area [syn: {boundary}, {edge}]
     2: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of
        something [syn: {boundary}, {bounds}]
     3: a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: {leap},
         {leaping}, {spring}, {saltation}, {bounce}]

bound
     v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across
          the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can
          you jump over the fence?" [syn: {jump}, {leap}, {spring}]
     2: form the boundary of; be contiguous to [syn: {border}]
     3: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of
        this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your
        friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {trammel}, {limit},
         {confine}, {throttle}]
     4: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
        bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
        after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop},
         {spring}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]

bound
     See {bind}