bind-v; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: Adhere or bond physically, emotionally or socially

Commentary:
NOTE: Watch for adjectival uses of 'bound' as in 'The train is bound for London.' or 'He is bound to win the World Series.' Tag these as X.

Examples:
Do not be bound together with unbelievers.
Will this wallpaper bind to the wall?
The hydrogen binds with oxygen.

Mappings:
VerbNet: shake-22.3-2-1
FrameNet: Inchoative_Attaching
PropBank: bind.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 9

Sense Number 2: Wrap around as to restrain, cover, splice, or bandage

Commentary: Includes BIND UP. Syntax Is: NP1[agent] BIND NP2[theme[object]] (PP NP3[instrument])
NOTE: The instrument may not be stated but is always implied as in examples 1,2 and 5. Includes metaphorical usages.

Examples:
The Chinese would bind the feet of their women.
They bound their victims to the chair.
Herman bound her with a thick rope.
They bound the wound with gauze.
Bind up the old newspapers and bring them to the shed.

Mappings:
VerbNet: shake-22.3-2-1
FrameNet: Attaching
PropBank: bind.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5, 8

Sense Number 3: Force, obligate or commit to something

Commentary: Syntax Include: NP1[agent] BIND NP2[patient] PP NP1[patient] BIND PP

Examples:
He is bound by a contract.
I'll bind you to your word.
He is also firmly bound by his hard-line rhetoric.
It is necessary for the government to bind itself to certain objectives.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Attaching,Imposing_obligation
PropBank: bind.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 4: BOOK MAKING: provide with a binding

Examples:
Bind the books in leather.

Mappings:
VerbNet: shake-22.3-2-1
FrameNet: Attaching
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 5: (Cause to) become constipated

Examples:
These foods tend to bind you.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10

Sense Number 6: KNITTING: complete and remove several stiches or an entire row

Commentary: Is: BIND OFF

Examples:
I covered several (lots!) of the more common ways to bind off.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
bind_off 1

Sense Number 7: Order a defendant to be placed in custody to await results of a trial

Commentary: Is: BIND OVER

Examples:
The judge bound him over for trial.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
bind_over 1