Difference between Tie and Bind

What is the difference between Tie and Bind?

Tie as a verb is to twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely. while Bind as a verb is to connect

Tie

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely. To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like. To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like. To secure (something) by string or the like. To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering. To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie. The situation in which one or more participants in a competition are placed equally. The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different to a draw). A meeting between two players or teams in a competition. 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. One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set. A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site. A piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened. A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together railway lines. A strong connection between people or groups of people, a bond.

Example sentence: Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

Bind

Part of speech: noun

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

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To connectTo coupleTo put together in a cover, as of booksto associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name with the content of a storage location

Example sentence: Even when they are saturated in the sense of the older theory of valence, the elementary atoms still possess sufficient chemical affinity to bind other seemingly also saturated atoms and groups of atoms, under generation of clearly defined atomic bonds.

We hope you now know whether to use Tie or Bind in your sentence.

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