Bind
Bind noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.
Usage example: with our vacation week fast approaching, and no arrangements for the care of our pets, we were in a serious bind
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Strait and Bind. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bind/strait
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