1) Binds tightly 2) Bridge features 3) Bridge supports 4) Ties that bind 5) Ties up 1) Ties 
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(Learning Modules / Mathematics / Bridges) A framework of connected members, usually made from steel, which together bear the loads on a bridge. At any particular moment, some of the members will be under tension and others under compression.