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bind sb to sth

phrasal verb with bind
 
 
/baɪnd/ verb (bound, bound)

Definition

to force someone to keep a promise: His sister had been bound to secrecy. We are bound to the original contract.Duty, obligation and responsibility
(Definition of bind sb to sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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