To tie; to confine by any ligature. • To cohere or stick together in a mass. • To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction. • To exert a binding or restraining influence. • To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc. • To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind. • To couple. • To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie. • To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant. • To place under legal obligation to serve. • To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment. • To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something. • To cover, as with a bandage. • To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation. • To put together in a cover, as of books. • To make two or more elements stick together. • To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location. • To process one or more object modules into an executable program. • To complain; to whine about something. • To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.