- ligature⇄ligature, noun, verb, -tured,-turing.
- ligature⇄noun 1. anything used to bind or tie up, such as a band, bandage, or cord; tie.
2. a thread, wire, or string, used by surgeons to tie up a bleeding artery or vein or to remove a tumor by strangulation, etc.
3. the act of binding or tying up - ligature⇄v.t. to bind, tie up, or connect with a ligature.