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bind

Who acts: people, you, difficult situation, boring task, pirates, egg · What happens: tie, hold, make, feel, keep, obey · To what, where: something, things, people, someone, promise, rule

«bind» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: bind in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To tie something tightly with string, rope or cloth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 tie	mark
2	tie	tie	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 tie	obj
4	tightly	tightly	ADV	_	2 tie	advmod
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 string	case
6	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tie	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 rope	punct
8	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 string	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 cloth	cc
10	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 string	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tie	to-infinitive		something				with string and rope or cloth; tightly property	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent something=Patient with string=Co-Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

To hold things together or make people feel close and united.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 hold	mark
2	hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hold	obj
4	together	together	ADV	_	2 hold	advmod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 make	cc
6	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 hold	conj
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 make	obj
8	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 make	xcomp
9	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 feel	xcomp
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 united	cc
11	united	united	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 close	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	to-infinitive		things				together property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
2	make	infinitive		people					tree rules
3	feel	infinitive	people not said here					close property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Meaning 3

To make someone keep a promise or obey a rule or law.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 keep	advcl
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 promise	det
6	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 keep	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 obey	cc
8	obey	obey	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 keep	conj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 rule	det
10	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 obey	obj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 law	cc
12	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 rule	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	someone					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product
2	keep	imperative	you not said here	a promise					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme
3	obey	infinitive	you not said here	a rule or law					vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme

Meaning 4

To fix the pages of a book together inside a cover.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 fix	mark
2	fix	fix	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 pages	det
4	pages	page	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 fix	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 book	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 book	det
7	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pages	nmod
8	together	together	ADV	_	2 fix	advmod
9	inside	inside	ADP	_	11 cover	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 cover	det
11	cover	cover	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fix	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fix	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fix	to-infinitive		the pages of a book		a cover		together property	vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent page=Patient
2	page			a book					nom page «communication transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 5

Usage: noun, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A difficult situation; "in a bind" means in trouble.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 situation	det
2	difficult	difficult	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 situation	amod
3	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 means	nsubj
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	3 situation	punct
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 situation	punct
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 bind	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 bind	det
8	bind	bind	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 situation	nmod
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 bind	punct
10	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 trouble	case
12	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 means	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	a difficult situation in a bind					in trouble	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in trouble=Attribute

Meaning 6

Usage: noun, UK informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A boring or annoying task ("What a bind!").

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 task	det
2	boring	boring	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 task	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 annoying	cc
4	annoying	annoying	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 boring	conj
5	task	task	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 bind	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 bind	punct
8	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	10 bind	nsubj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 bind	det
10	bind	bind	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 task	appos
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	10 bind	punct
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 bind	punct
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 bind	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 task	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bind in a quote		a boring task						tree rules

Example 1

The pirates bound his hands with rope.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pirates	det
2	pirates	pirate	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 bound	nsubj
3	bound	bind	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 hands	nmod:poss
5	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 bound	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 rope	case
7	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bound	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bind	past	the pirates	his hands				with rope	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient with rope=Co-Patient

Example 2

Bind the wound with a clean bandage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bind	bind	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 wound	det
3	wound	wound	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Bind	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 bandage	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 bandage	det
6	clean	clean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 bandage	amod
7	bandage	bandage	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Bind	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Bind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bind	imperative	you not said here	the wound				with a clean bandage	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent wound=Patient with bandage=Co-Patient

Example 3

The egg will bind the ingredients together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 egg	det
2	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bind	nsubj
3	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 bind	aux
4	bind	bind	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 ingredients	det
6	ingredients	ingredient	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 bind	obj
7	together	together	ADV	_	4 bind	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bind	future	the egg	the ingredients				together property	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ingredient=Patient

Example 4

Friendship binds the class together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Friendship	friendship	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 binds	nsubj
2	binds	bind	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 class	det
4	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 binds	obj
5	together	together	ADV	_	2 binds	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 binds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bind	present	Friendship	the class				together property	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Patient

Example 5

We are bound by the rules of the game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 bound	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 bound	aux:pass
3	bound	bind	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 rules	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rules	det
6	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 bound	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 game	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 game	det
9	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rules	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bind	present · passive	the rules of the game	We					vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
2	rule		the game						nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Example 6

Our class poems were bound into a book.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 poems	nmod:poss
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 poems	compound
3	poems	poem	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 bound	nsubj:pass
4	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 bound	aux:pass
5	bound	bind	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 book	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 book	det
8	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bound	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 bound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bind	past · passive		Our class poems				into a book	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Patient into book=Co-Patient

Example 7

I'm in a bit of a bind: I forgot my homework.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 bit	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 bit	cop
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 bit	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bit	det
5	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 bind	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 bind	det
8	bind	bind	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bit	nmod
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 forgot	punct
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 forgot	nsubj
11	forgot	forget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 bit	conj
12	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 homework	nmod:poss
13	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 forgot	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 bit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I			a bit		of a bind	tree rules
2	forget	past	I	my homework					tree rules

Example 8

Washing up every night is such a bind. (UK informal)

Sentence 1: Washing up every night is such a bind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Washing	wash	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 bind	csubj
2	up	up	ADP	_	1 Washing	compound:prt
3	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	4 night	det
4	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Washing	obl:unmarked
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 bind	cop
6	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	8 bind	det:predet
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 bind	det
8	bind	bind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 bind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash up	gerund					night		vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	Washing	such bind					tree rules

Sentence 2: (UK informal)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 informal	punct
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 informal	compound
3	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 informal	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 9

Take him home and bind his wounds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Take	obj
3	home	home	ADV	_	1 Take	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 bind	cc
5	bind	bind	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Take	conj
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 wounds	nmod:poss
7	wounds	wound	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 bind	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	imperative	you not said here		him = he			home property	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination
2	bind	infinitive	you not said here	his wounds					vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Patient
3	wound		his = he						nom wound «state transitive»: poss=agent

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