GYVE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

gyve

verb

Definition of gyve

as in to bind

to confine or restrain with or as if with chains a woman who was gyved by a fear of being alone in the world

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The agreements include binding volume commitments, take-or-pay provisions and, in many cases, price floors.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Instead, the plasma is a mix of the constituents of hadrons and the nuclear force that binds them.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of bind

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Center fielder Tristan Peters saw his franchise-record-tying streak of consecutive games with a home run end at five.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Ryker Huther is tied for first with 66 for Circle Christian boys golf on the first day of the Titan Invitational.

— Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026

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Perhaps capitalism can be appropriately fettered within the confines of a select few cities, inspiring a nonviolent, nationwide socialist revolution.

— Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
While some players were able to weather that storm – defenseman Joel Edmundson played all 82 games for the first time in a career often fettered by injuries – others paid a price.

— Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026

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