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bind[1,verb] thyroid-binding globulin thyroxine-binding globulin

Main Entry: ¹bind
Pronunciation: bnd
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): bound /band/; bind·ing
transitive verb
1 : to wrap up (an injury) with a cloth : BANDAGE <binding up the gash with clean gauze>
2 : to take up and hold usually by chemical forces : combine with <cellulose binds water>
3 : to make costive : CONSTIPATE
intransitive verb
1 a : to form a cohesive mass b : to combine or be taken up especially by chemical action <antibody binds to a specific antigen>
2 : to hamper free movement