bind
verb (used with object)
to fasten or secure with a band or bond.
rebind
-
a word derived from
bind.
Example Sentences
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Or is it better if the book is well used, “you rebind it and you allow the book to be a living thing?”
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
The features include accessibility standards like enhanced colorblind settings and the ability to rebind mouse, keyboard, and gamepad controls.
From The Verge ● Oct. 1, 2021
I do not rebind the thing, because that would look as if I thought it worth keeping, whereas it is only worth glancing at and casting aside.
From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) by Albert Bigelow Paine
While this decision is generally easy to make, it is sometimes made difficult by books which are in too good condition to throw away and in too poor condition to rebind.
From Library Bookbinding by Arthur Low Bailey
"If they're all going that way," remarked the young man, "it would cost every stick on the estate to rebind them!"
From There & Back by George MacDonald
