cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"
Join
form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"
stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
DILEMMA
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
JAM
get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
preserve of crushed fruit
a dense crowd of people
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
block passage through; "obstruct the path"
crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
MESS
make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room"
a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
eat in a mess hall
a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge"
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"
PICKLE
preserve in a pickling liquid
vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
PLIGHT
a solemn pledge of fidelity
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"
Difficulty
promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife"
give to in marriage
QUANDARY
puzzle
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"
SCRAPE
cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"
make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
an indication of damage
a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Scrapes are shallow depressions with gently sloping edges, which seasonally hold water. They create obvious in-field wet features that are very attractive to wildlife. They are often man made to help attract wading birds.
scratch repeatedly; "The cat
SPOT
a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points
STRAIT
narrow; "strait is the gate"
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water