Bind vs. Fetter — What's the Difference?

To tie or secure, as with a rope or cord.

A chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles

To hold or restrain by tying with rope or bonds

Restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles

To fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt or ribbon

A device, usually one of a pair of rings connected to a chain, that is attached to the ankles or feet to restrict movement.

To bandage

Often fetters Something that serves to restrict; a restraint

To compel, constrain, or unite

To put fetters on; shackle.

To make certain or irrevocable

To restrict or restrain

(Law) To place under legal obligation.

A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).

To apprentice or indenture

(figurative) Anything that restricts or restrains.

(Chemistry) To combine with, form a chemical bond with, or be taken up by, as an enzyme with its substrate.

(transitive) To shackle or bind up with fetters.

To cause to cohere or stick together in a mass

(transitive) To restrain or impede; to hamper.

To constipate.

A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle.

To enclose and fasten (the pages of a book or other printed material) between covers.

Anything that confines or restrains; a restraint.

To furnish with an edge or border for protection, reinforcement, or ornamentation.

To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind.

To tie up or fasten something.

To restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to confine; to enchain; as, fettered by obligations.

To stick or become stuck

A shackle for the ankles or feet

To be uncomfortably tight or restricting, as clothes.

Restrain with fetters

To become compact or solid; cohere.

To be compelling, constraining, or unifying

(Chemistry) To combine chemically or form a chemical bond.

The act of binding.

The state of being bound.

Something that binds.

A place where something binds

(Informal) A difficult, restrictive, or unresolvable situation

(Music) A tie, slur, or brace.

(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.

(intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.

(intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

(intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.

(transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

(transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.

(transitive) To couple.

(figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.

(law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.

(law) To place under legal obligation to serve.

(transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.

To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.

(transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.

To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.

(transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.

To make two or more elements stick together.

To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.

To process one or more object modules into an executable program.

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.

That which binds or ties.

A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.

Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.

(music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.

(chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.

The indurated clay of coal mines.

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.

To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; - sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.

To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.

To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.

To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.

To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.

Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.

To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.

To tie; to confine by any ligature.

To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass; as, clay binds by heat.

To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

To exert a binding or restraining influence.

That which binds or ties.

Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine.

Indurated clay, when much mixed with the oxide of iron.

A ligature or tie for grouping notes.

Something that hinders as if with bonds

Stick to firmly;

Create social or emotional ties;

Make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope;

Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

Secure with or as if with ropes;

Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted;

Form a chemical bond with;

Provide with a binding;

Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord;

Cause to be constipated;