1. bind on pickup - Adjective
2. bind on pickup - Verb
bind on pickup (not comparable)
(online gaming) Describing an item that becomes bound to the player that loots it. The player cannot transfer it to another player; they may only sell it to an in-game vendor or discard it, destroying the item. Used mainly on quest MacGuffins and rare drops. Compare to bind on equip.
bind on pickup (third-person singular simple present binds on pickup, present participle binding on pickup, simple past and past participle bound on pickup)
(online gaming, of a piece of equipment) To become permanently associated with a player character upon being picked up.