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"hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "limiting", "restricting", "entangling", "tangling" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipating", "freeing", "liberating", "loosing", "releasing", "rescuing", "undoing", "unfastening", "untangling", "untying", "untieing", "detaching", "disengaging" ], "antonyms":[ "unbinding", "unfettering", "unshackling" ] }, "to cover with a bandage":{ "examples":[ "bind the wound to stop the bleeding" ], "synonyms":[ "bandaging", "dressing", "swathing" ], "near synonyms":[ "attending", "caring (for)", "doctoring", "medicating", "ministering (to)", "nursing", "treating", "curing", "healing", "mending", "rehabilitating", "remedying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord":{ "examples":[ "bind the asparagus spears carefully before packing the bunches" ], "synonyms":[ "banding", "trussing", "tying", "tieing" ], "near synonyms":[ "cinching", "cording", "roping", "strapping", "threading", "wiring", "girding", "girting", "lashing", "leashing", "tethering", "interlacing", "intertwining", "interweaving", "lacing", "entangling", "knotting", "snarling", "tangling", "twisting", "coiling", "winding" ], "near antonyms":[ "undoing", "unfastening", "unlacing", "unlashing", "unloosening", "unloosing", "unstrapping", "unstringing", "unthreading", "unleashing", "untethering", "disentangling", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untangling", "untwining", "untwisting", "uncoiling", "unspooling", "unwinding" ], "antonyms":[ "unbinding", "untying", "untieing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "binges":{ "a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking":{ "examples":[ "weekend binges are a serious problem at many colleges and universities" ], "synonyms":[ "benders", "busts", "carousals", "carouses", "drunks", "jamborees", "sprees", "toots", "wassails" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowouts", "keggers", "keg parties", "bacchanalia", "orgies", "revelries", "revels", "bibberies", "inebriations", "inebrieties", "intoxications", "jags" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a time or instance of carefree fun":{ "examples":[ "a shopping binge at the mall" ], "synonyms":[ "flings", "frisks", "frolics", "gambols", "idylls", "idyls", "larks", "ploys", "revels", "rollicks", "romps", "sprees" ], "near synonyms":[ "capers", "escapades", "pranks", "benders", "brannigans", "bums", "busts", "carouses", "souses", "splores", "toots", "antics", "monkeyshines", "shenanigans", "field days", "festivities", "merriments", "merrymakings", "enjoyments", "indulgences", "pleasures", "self-indulgences", "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "recreations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a social gathering":{ "examples":[ "what should we wear to this binge at the country club?" ], "synonyms":[ "affairs", "bashes", "blasts", "blowouts", "dos", "do's", "events", "fetes", "f\u00eates", "functions", "get-togethers", "parties", "receptions", "shindigs" ], "near synonyms":[ "benefits", "fund-raisers", "balls", "dances", "formals", "proms", "celebrations", "galas", "occasions", "bacchanalia", "bacchanals", "orgies", "saturnalias", "bakes", "clambakes", "cocktail parties", "hen parties", "house parties", "housewarmings", "icebreakers", "kaffeeklatsches", "keggers", "keg parties", "klatches", "klatsches", "masquerades", "meet and greets", "mixers", "salons", "showers", "socials", "soirees", "soir\u00e9es", "stags", "suppers", "symposia", "symposiums", "tea parties", "teas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take part in drunken revelry":{ "examples":[ "a program designed to educate college students about the dangers of bingeing" ], "synonyms":[ "birls", "carouses", "revels", "roisters", "wassails" ], "near synonyms":[ "boozes", "drinks", "guzzles", "liquors (up)", "soaks", "tipples" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "binge":{ "a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking":{ "examples":[ "weekend binges are a serious problem at many colleges and universities" ], 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"type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "binary stars":{ "as in neutron stars , white dwarfs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brown dwarfs", "brown dwarves", "dwarfs", "dwarves", "fixed stars", "gassers", "giant stars", "lodestars", "loadstars", "neutron stars", "novas", "novae", "pulsars", "quasars", "red dwarfs", "red giants", "red stars", "subdwarfs", "superclusters", "supergiants", "supernovas", "supernovae", "variables", "variable stars", "white dwarfs", "luminaries", "spheres", "suns", "clusters", "constellations", "galaxies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "binged":{ "to take part in drunken revelry":{ "examples":[ "a program designed to educate college students about the dangers of bingeing" ], "synonyms":[ "birled", "caroused", "reveled", "revelled", "roistered", "wassailed" ], "near synonyms":[ "boozed", "drank", "guzzled", "liquored (up)", "soaked", "tippled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "binomial":{ "as in monomial":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "monomial", "alias", "cryptonym", "nom de guerre", "nom de plume", "pen name", "pseudonym", "trivial name", "vernacular", "banner", "rubric", "tag", "misnomer", "byname", "diminutive", "epithet", "hypocorism", "nickname", "sobriquet", "soubriquet", "brand name", "label", "trademark", "trade name", "matronymic", "patronymic", "family name", "maiden name", "middle name", "surname", "baptismal name", "Christian name", "first name", "forename", "given name" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bind":{ "to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{ "examples":[ "prisons tend to bind convicted criminals for transport" ], "synonyms":[ "chain", "enchain", "enfetter", "fetter", "gyve", "handcuff", "manacle", "pinion", "shackle", "trammel" ], "near synonyms":[ "bit", "hobble", "hog-tie", "iron", "lash", "secure", "tie", "truss", "attach", "fasten", "join", "link", "confine", "constrain", "curb", "hamper", "hinder", "impede", "limit", "restrict", "entangle", "tangle" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipate", "free", "liberate", "loose", "release", "rescue", "undo", "unfasten", "untangle", "untie", "detach", "disengage" ], "antonyms":[ "unbind", "unfetter", "unshackle" ] }, "to cover with a bandage":{ "examples":[ "bind the wound to stop the bleeding" ], "synonyms":[ "bandage", "dress", "swathe" ], "near synonyms":[ "attend", "care (for)", "doctor", "medicate", "minister (to)", "nurse", "treat", "cure", "heal", "mend", "rehabilitate", "remedy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord":{ "examples":[ "bind the asparagus spears carefully before packing the bunches" ], "synonyms":[ "band", "tie", "truss" ], "near synonyms":[ "cinch", "cord", "rope", "strap", "thread", "wire", "gird", "girt", "lash", "leash", "tether", "interlace", "intertwine", "interweave", "lace", "entangle", "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "twist", "coil", "wind" ], "near 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