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• bind — [n] predicament between a rock and a hard place*, crunch*, difficulty, dilemma, hot water*, no win situation*, nuisance, pickle*, predicament, quandary, sticky situation*, tight situation, tight spot*; concepts 230,674 bind [v1] fasten, secure… …   New thesaurus

• bind — [bīnd] vt. bound, binding [ME binden < OE bindan < IE base * bhendh > BAND1, BEND1, Sans badhnāti, (he) binds, Goth bindan] 1. to tie together; make fast or tight, as with a rope or band 2. to hold or restrain as if tied or tied …   English World dictionary

• bind — Synonyms and related words: 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 …   Moby Thesaurus

• bind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. restrain, secure, fasten; obligate. See restraint, duty, compulsion, junction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dilemma, tight situation, quandary, jam*; see predicament . v. 1. [To constrain with bonds]… …   English dictionary for students

• bind — n. a problem; a wrinkle. □ I’ve got a little bind here I didn’t anticipate. □ Unfortunately, a new bind has slowed down the project …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• bind — 1. verb 1) they bound our hands and feet Syn: tie (up), fasten (together), hold together, secure, make fast, attach; rope, strap, lash, fetter, truss, hog tie, tether Ant: untie …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Double bind — Not to be confused with double blind, a method to eliminate bias in scientific experimentation. A double bind is an emotionally distressing dilemma in communication in which an individual (or group) receives two or more conflicting messages, in… …   Wikipedia

• tie down — verb 1. secure with or as if with ropes tie down the prisoners tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed • Syn: ↑tie up, ↑bind, ↑truss • Derivationally related forms: ↑bindable ( …   Useful english dictionary

• The Ties That Bind (Battlestar Galactica) — Infobox Television episode Title =The Ties That Bind Caption =No image yet available Series =Battlestar Galactica Season =4 Episode =5 Airdate =April 18, 2008 Production =405 Writer =Michael Taylor Director =Michael Nankin Guests = Episode list… …   Wikipedia

• Dumbing down — is a pejorative term for a perceived trend to lower the intellectual content of literature, education, news, and other aspects of culture. According to John Algeo, former editor of American Speech, the neologism dumb down meaning revise so as to… …   Wikipedia

• Lay Down Your Burdens — Battlestar Galactica episode Episode no. Season 2 Episode 19 20 Directed by Michael Rymer Written …   Wikipedia