The difference between Bind and Rope

When used as nouns, bind means that which binds or ties, whereas rope means thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

When used as verbs, bind means to tie, whereas rope means to tie (something) with something.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bind and Rope

  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. Rope as a noun (uncountable):

    Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

    Examples:

    "Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers."

  2. Rope as a noun (countable):

    An individual length of such material.

    Examples:

    "The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes."

  3. Rope as a noun:

    A cohesive strand of something.

    Examples:

    "The duchess wore a rope of pearls to the soirée."

  4. Rope as a noun (dated):

    A continuous stream.

  5. Rope as a noun (baseball):

    A hard line drive.

    Examples:

    "He hit a rope past third and into the corner."

  6. Rope as a noun (ceramics):

    A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand.

  7. Rope as a noun (computer science):

    A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.

  8. Rope as a noun (Jainism):

    A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.

  9. Rope as a noun (jewelry):

    A necklace of at least 1 meter in length.

  10. Rope as a noun (nautical):

    Cordage of at least 1 inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage.

  11. Rope as a noun (archaic):

    A unit of length equal to 20 feet.

  12. Rope as a noun (slang):

    Flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol.

  13. Rope as a noun (slang, vulgar):

    A shot of semen that a man releases during ejaculation.

  14. Rope as a noun (in the plural):

    The small intestines.

    Examples:

    "the ropes of birds"

  1. Rope as a verb (transitive):

    To tie (something) with something.

    Examples:

    "The robber roped the victims."

  2. Rope as a verb (transitive):

    To throw a rope around (something).

    Examples:

    "The cowboy roped the calf."

  3. Rope as a verb (intransitive):

    To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.

  4. Rope as a verb (slang):

    To commit suicide.

    Examples:

    "My life is a mess, I might as well rope."

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