bind
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bind |
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accept obligation, adjoin, afterthought, agglutinate, agree to, ally, anchor, annoyance, answer for, apply, apprentice,
article, associate, attach, band, bandage, bar, be answerable for, be responsible for, be security for,
befringe, belt, bend,
bind over, bind up, block,
block up, blockade, blockage, border, bore, bother,
bound, brace, bracket, braze, bridle, bundle, bung, bureaucratic delay, caulk,
cause, cause to, cement,
chain, chink, choke, choke off, choke up, cinch,
clog, clog up, clutch,
commit, compel, complication, congest, connect, constipate, constrain, contract, cork, correlate, couple,
cover, crunch, dam, dam up, delay, delayage,
delayed reaction, detention, dilemma,
do up, double take, dragging, draw a parallel, drive, edge, embarrassing position, embarrassment, enchain, encircle, enforce, enframe, engage, entrammel, equate, fasten, fetter, fill, fill up, fine how-do-you-do, fix, force, foul, frame, fringe, fuse, gird,
girdle, girt, girth,
glue, go bail for, gum,
gyve, halt, hamper,
handcuff, hang-up, have,
have an understanding, hell to pay, hem, hindrance, hobble, hog-tie, hold, holdup, hopple, hot water, how-do-you-do, identify, imbroglio, impel, indenture, interim, interrelate, irritant, irritation, jam, lace, lag, lagging, lap, lash, leash, line, link,
list, logjam, make, make fast, make imperative, make incumbent, manacle, march, marge, margin, marginate, mess, mix, moor, morass,
moratorium, obligate, oblige, obstipate, obstruct, obstruction, ordeal, pack, paperasserie, parallel, parallelize, parlous straits,
pass, paste, pause, peg down, picket, pickle, pin down, pinch, pinion, pledge, plight, plug, plug up, predicament, pretty pass, pretty pickle, pretty predicament, purfle,
purl, put in irons, quagmire,
quicksand, red-tapeism, red-tapery, red tape, relate, relativize, reprieve, require, respite,
restrain, retardance, retardation,
rim, rope, saddle with, scrape, secure, set off, shackle, shake hands on, side, skirt, slough, slow-up, slowdown, slowness, solder, spile, splice,
spot, squeeze, stanch, stay, stay of execution, stench, stew, stick, stick together, sticky wicket, stop,
stop up, stoppage, stopper,
stopple, strait, straitjacket, straits, strap, stuff, stuff up, suspension, swaddle, swamp, swathe, take the vows, tether, tie-up, tie, tie down, tie up, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightrope, time lag, trammel, trial, tricky spot, trim, truss, undertake, unholy mess, use force upon,
verge, vexation, wait, wed, weld, wire, wrap, wrap up, wreathe
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bind up |
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bale, band, bandage, belt, bend, bind, brace, bundle, bundle up, chain, cinch,
do up, gird, girdle,
girt, girth, lace,
lash, leash, pack, package, parcel, roll up, rope, splice, strap, swaddle, swathe,
tie, tie up, truss, truss up, wire, wrap, wrap up
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in a bind |
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arrested, back, backward, behindhand, belated, blocked, delayed-action, delayed, detained, held up, hung up, in Dutch, in a fix, in a mess, in a pickle,
in a predicament, in a scrape, in a spot, in
abeyance, in deep water, in trouble, jammed, late, latish, moratory, never on
time, obstructed, on Queer Street, on the spot, overdue, retarded, slow, stopped, tardy,
unpunctual, unready, untimely
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Main entries similar to: bind
adjoin, afterthought, agree to, ally, anchor,
answer for, applique, apply, apprentice, article, associate, attach, band, bandage, bar, belt, bend, bind up,
block, blockade, bond, border, bound, brace, bracket, bridle,
bundle, button, caulk, cause, cement, chain, charm, chink, choke, cinch, clog,
clutch, combine, commit, compel, complication, confirm, congest, connect, constrain, contract, cork, correlate, couple, cover, crunch, dam, delay, detention,
dilemma, double take, dress, drive, edge, embarrassment, embroider, enforce,
engage, enslave, equate, fasten, fastener, fetter, fill, fill up,
fine kettle of fish, force, foul, frame, fringe, fuse, gird, girdle,
girth, glue, gum, halt, hamper, handcuff, hang up, have,
hell to pay, hem, hindrance, hobble, hog-tie, holdup, hole, hot
water, identify, imbroglio, impel, indenture, interim, interrelate, jam, join,
knit, knot, lace, lacing, lag, lagging, lap, lash, leash, line, link,
list, lock, logjam, make, manacle, march, margin, mess,
mix, moor, morass, moratorium, obligate, oblige, obstruct, obstruction, pack, parallel, pass, paste, pause,
peg, perplexity, picket, pickle, pin down, pinch, pinion, pledge,
plight, plug, predicament, purl, quagmire, quicksand, red tape, relate, reprieve, require, respite, restrain, restrict, retardation, rim, ring, rope, saddle
with, scrape, secure, seize, set off, sewing, shackle, side, skirt,
slough, slow up, slowdown, slowness, solder, spile, splice, spot,
squeeze, stanch, stay, stench, stew, stick, stick together, sticky
wicket, stop, stoppage, stopper, stopple, strait, straitjacket, straits, strap, stuff, suspension, swaddle, swamp, swathe,
tack, tape, tether, tie, tie up, tight spot, tight squeeze, time
lag, trammel, trim, trouble, truss, undertake, unholy mess, unify, verge, wait, wed, weld, wire, wrap, wrap up
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