A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
That which binds or ties.
The indurated clay of coal mines.
A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
To put together in a cover, as of books.
To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
To place under legal obligation to serve.
To cover, as with a bandage.
To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
To make two or more elements stick together.
To exert a binding or restraining influence.
To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
To couple.
To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
To cohere or stick together in a mass.
To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
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.
An awkward set of circumstances.
A shave.
A diminutive of the bend (especially of the bend sinister) which is half its width.
A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.
A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.
A shallow pit dug as a hideout.
A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.
To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow].
To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
To barely manage to achieve.
To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; usually with down.