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bind
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of BIND
1
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape <with our vacation week fast approaching, and no arrangements for the care of our pets, we were in a serious bind>
2
something that physically prevents free movement <the burglar was held in a makeshift bind until the law officers could arrive>
Synonyms band, bind, bracelet, chain, cuff(s), fetter, handcuff(s), irons, ligature, manacle(s), shackle
Related Words captivity, confinement, constraint, curb, enchainment, enslavement, hindrance, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint, restriction; entanglement, net, trammel, trap; collar, straitjacket (also straightjacket); fastener, hobble, hold, hold-down, holding, tie
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