overbind

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verb

To bind or restrict to an excessive extent.

Opposite
underbind
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

verboverbind (third-person singular simple present overbinds, present participle overbinding, simple past and past participle overbound)

present singular third person overbinds · participle present overbinding · participle past overbound · past overbound

  1. To bind or restrict to an excessive extent.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
underbind

Origin

From over- + bind.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ovenbird
Cite this entry
APA

overbind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbind

MLA

“overbind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overbind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbind.

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