[
  {
    "word": "bind",
    "phonetic": "/ba\u026and/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/ba\u026and/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/bind-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1236007",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "That which binds or ties.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A ligature or tie for grouping notes.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "the Mar\u00f3czy Bind"
          },
          {
            "definition": "The indurated clay of coal mines.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To tie; to confine by any ligature.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To cohere or stick together in a mass.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Just to make the cheese more binding"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To exert a binding or restraining influence.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "These are the ties that bind."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.",
            "synonyms": [
              "fasten",
              "fetter",
              "make fast",
              "restrain",
              "tie"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to bind grain in bundles\u2003 to bind a prisoner"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Frost binds the earth."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To couple.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.",
            "synonyms": [
              "obligate",
              "restrain",
              "restrict"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to bind the conscience\u2003 to bind by kindness\u2003 bound by affection\u2003 commerce binds nations to each other"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To place under legal obligation to serve.",
            "synonyms": [
              "indenture"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to bind an apprentice\u2003 bound out to service"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to bind a belt about one\u2003 to bind a compress upon a wound"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To cover, as with a bandage.",
            "synonyms": [
              "bandage",
              "dress"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to bind up a wound"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Certain drugs bind the bowels."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To put together in a cover, as of books.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The three novels were bound together."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To make two or more elements stick together.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To complain; to whine about something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "bandage",
          "dress",
          "fasten",
          "fetter",
          "make fast",
          "restrain",
          "tie",
          "indenture",
          "obligate",
          "restrain",
          "restrict"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bind"
    ]
  }
]