The difference between Bind and Dress

When used as nouns, bind means that which binds or ties, whereas dress means an item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.

When used as verbs, bind means to tie, whereas dress means to prepare oneself.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bind and Dress

  1. Bind as a verb (intransitive):

    To tie; to confine by any ligature.

  2. Bind as a verb (intransitive):

    To cohere or stick together in a mass.

    Examples:

    "Just to make the cheese more binding'"

  3. Bind as a verb (intransitive):

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

    Examples:

    "I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while."

  4. Bind as a verb (intransitive):

    To exert a binding or restraining influence.

    Examples:

    "These are the ties that bind."

  5. Bind as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "to bind grain in bundles  to bind a prisoner"

  6. Bind as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "Gravity binds the planets to the sun."

    "Frost binds the earth."

  7. Bind as a verb (transitive):

    To couple.

  8. Bind as a verb (figuratively):

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

    Examples:

    "to bind the conscience  to bind by kindness  bound by affection  commerce binds nations to each other"

  9. Bind as a verb (law):

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

  10. Bind as a verb (law):

    To place under legal obligation to serve.

    Examples:

    "to bind an apprentice  bound out to service"

  11. Bind as a verb (transitive):

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

  12. Bind as a verb (transitive, archaic):

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

    Examples:

    "to bind a belt about one  to bind a compress upon a wound"

  13. Bind as a verb (transitive):

    To cover, as with a bandage.

    Examples:

    "to bind up a wound"

  14. Bind as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action.

    Examples:

    "Certain drugs bind the bowels."

  15. Bind as a verb (transitive):

    To put together in a cover, as of books.

    Examples:

    "The three novels were bound together."

  16. Bind as a verb (transitive, chemistry):

    To make two or more elements stick together.

  17. Bind as a verb (transitive, computing):

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

  18. Bind as a verb (UK, dialect):

    To complain; to whine about something.

  1. Bind as a noun:

    That which binds or ties.

  2. Bind as a noun:

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

  3. Bind as a noun:

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

  4. Bind as a noun (music):

    A ligature or tie for grouping notes.

  5. Bind as a noun (chess):

    A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.

    Examples:

    "the Maróczy Bind"

  6. Bind as a noun:

    The indurated clay of coal mines.

  1. Dress as a noun (countable):

    An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.

    Examples:

    "Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses."

  2. Dress as a noun (uncountable):

    Apparel, clothing.

    Examples:

    "He came to the party in formal dress."

  3. Dress as a noun:

    The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.

  4. Dress as a noun:

    A dress rehearsal.

  1. Dress as a verb (obsolete, reflexive, intransitive):

    To prepare oneself; to make ready.

  2. Dress as a verb:

    To adorn, ornament.

    Examples:

    "It was time to dress the windows for Christmas again."

  3. Dress as a verb (nautical):

    To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.

  4. Dress as a verb (transitive):

    To treat (a wound, or wounded person).

  5. Dress as a verb (transitive):

    To prepare (food) for cooking, especially by seasoning it.

  6. Dress as a verb (transitive):

    To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone).

    Examples:

    "He was dressed in the latest fashions."

  7. Dress as a verb (intransitive):

    To clothe oneself; to put on clothes.

    Examples:

    "I rose and dressed before daybreak.  It's very cold out. Dress warm."

  8. Dress as a verb (sports, ambitransitive):

    To put on the uniform and equipment necessary to play the game.

    Examples:

    "Due to a left ankle sprain, Kobe Bryant did not dress for the game against Indiana"

  9. Dress as a verb (intransitive):

    Of a man, to allow the genitals to fall to one side or other within the trousers.

    Examples:

    "Does sir dress to the right or the left?"

  10. Dress as a verb:

    To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.

    Examples:

    "to dress leather or cloth;  to dress a garden;  to dress grain, by cleansing it;  in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them"

  11. Dress as a verb (transitive):

    To prepare the surface of (a material; usually stone or lumber).

  12. Dress as a verb (transitive):

    To bolt or sift flour.

  13. Dress as a verb (military, ambitransitive):

    To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align. Sometimes an imperative command.

    Examples:

    "to dress the ranks"

    "Right, dress!"

  14. Dress as a verb:

    To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.

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