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- noun Plural form of
bind . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
bind .
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Examples
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V. iv.59 (333,9) [according as marraige binds, and blood breaks] I cannot discover what has here puzzled the commentator [W]: _to swear according as marriage binds_, ii to take the oath enjoin'd in the ceremonial of marriage.
Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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A diverse group, to be sure, but Peterson makes a persuasive case that more than just the “reformer” label binds them.
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Insulin binds to the cells and activates their receptors so that they can use sugar.
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Insulin binds to the cells and activates their receptors so that they can use sugar.
SeeLight: 2007
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Since these are mutable, what the name binds to is not a value, but rather a location in memory where the value may be found.
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Nicastrin binds to the amyloid-beta proteins, one in particular called amyloid precursor protein (APP), and then guides it to the gamma-secretase where the APP is then split in two; one half remains inside the cell and the other travels outside.
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'His word binds him -- I hope not fatally; irrevocably, it certainly does.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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'His word binds him -- I hope not fatally; irrevocably, it certainly does.
The Amazing Marriage — Volume 2 George Meredith 1868
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'His word binds him -- I hope not fatally; irrevocably, it certainly does.
The Amazing Marriage — Complete George Meredith 1868
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As sin binds men over to punishment, so misery and torment hold men under punishment.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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