bind

verb1 of 2

to join two or more things together to limit their freedom

• “There was a pile of binders on the desk.”Tatoeba
• “Mom, I need new binders to organize my work.”Tatoeba

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noun2 of 2

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