The difference between Bind and Tie
When used as nouns, bind means that which binds or ties, whereas tie means a knot.
When used as verbs, bind means to tie, whereas tie means to twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bind and Tie
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Bind as a verb (intransitive):
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
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Bind as a verb (intransitive):
To cohere or stick together in a mass.
Examples:
"Just to make the cheese more binding'"
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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."
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Bind as a verb (intransitive):
To exert a binding or restraining influence.
Examples:
"These are the ties that bind."
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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"
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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."
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Bind as a verb (transitive):
To couple.
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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"
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Bind as a verb (law):
To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
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Bind as a verb (law):
To place under legal obligation to serve.
Examples:
"to bind an apprentice  bound out to service"
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Bind as a verb (transitive):
To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
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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"
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Bind as a verb (transitive):
To cover, as with a bandage.
Examples:
"to bind up a wound"
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Bind as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action.
Examples:
"Certain drugs bind the bowels."
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Bind as a verb (transitive):
To put together in a cover, as of books.
Examples:
"The three novels were bound together."
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Bind as a verb (transitive, chemistry):
To make two or more elements stick together.
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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.
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Bind as a verb (UK, dialect):
To complain; to whine about something.
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Bind as a noun:
That which binds or ties.
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Bind as a noun:
A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
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Bind as a noun:
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
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Bind as a noun (music):
A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
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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"
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Bind as a noun:
The indurated clay of coal mines.
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Tie as a noun:
A knot; a fastening.
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Tie as a noun:
A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
Examples:
"rfquotek Young"
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Tie as a noun:
A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
Examples:
"synonyms: necktie"
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Tie as a noun:
The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
Examples:
"synonyms: draw"
"It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score."
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Tie as a noun:
A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
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Tie as a noun:
A strong connection between people or groups of people.
Examples:
"synonyms: bond"
"the sacred ties of friendship or of duty"
"the ties of allegiance"
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Tie as a noun (construction):
A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
Examples:
"'Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes."
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Tie as a noun (rail transport, US):
A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
Examples:
"synonyms: sleeper q1=British"
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Tie as a noun (cricket):
The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
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Tie as a noun (sports, British):
A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
Examples:
"The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957."
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Tie as a noun (music):
A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.
Examples:
"coordinate terms slur"
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Tie as a noun (statistics):
One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
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Tie as a noun (surveying):
A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
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Tie as a noun (graph theory):
A connection between two vertices.
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Tie as a verb (transitive):
To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
Examples:
"'Tie this rope in a knot for me, please."
"'Tie the rope to this tree."
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Tie as a verb (transitive):
To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
Examples:
"'Tie a knot in this rope for me, please."
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Tie as a verb (transitive):
To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
Examples:
"'Tie him to the tree."
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Tie as a verb (transitive):
To secure (something) by string or the like.
Examples:
"'Tie your shoes."
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Tie as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive):
To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
Examples:
"They tied for third place."
"They tied the game."
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Tie as a verb (US, transitive):
To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
Examples:
"He tied me for third place."
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Tie as a verb (music):
To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.