To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture;
as, to bind an apprentice; – sometimes with out; as, bound out to
service.

To tie; to confine by any ligature.

To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge
of a carpet or garment.

To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp.
under the obligation of a bond or covenant.

To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to
bind a book.

To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action;
as, certain drugs bind the bowels.

To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; –
sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain,
etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a
prisoner.

To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by
tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to
bind a compress upon a part.

Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law,
duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the
conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds
nations to each other.