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Definition of rebind

rebind

/riːˈbaɪnd/
re · bind

Plural:rebinds
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Past Simple:rebound
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Past Participle:rebound
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Present Participle:rebinding
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rebind Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To bind, fasten, or tie something again.

Example

"The nurse had to rebind the patient's sprained ankle after the original bandage came loose."


2

To provide a book or document with a new cover and binding.

Example

"The university archive hired a specialist to rebind several fragile medieval manuscripts."


3

To reassign a keyboard key, button, or variable to a different function, value, or memory address (in computing).

Example

"Most players prefer to rebind the movement controls to match their personal keyboard layout."

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• noun

1

A book or publication that has been given a new binding, or an instance of putting a new cover and spine onto a book.

Example

"The library's rare book collection included a handsome leather rebind of the nineteenth-century encyclopedia."

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Rebind. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/rebind
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