- nounbinding (noun) · breast binding (noun) · chest binding (noun) · bindings (plural noun) · ski binding (noun) · ski bindings (plural noun)
- the action of fastening or holding together, or of being linked by chemical bonds:"the binding of antibodies to cell surfaces"
- the practice of flattening or compressing the breasts by binding them tightly with a corset, bandages, etc., or by wearing a binder:"some trans men and nonbinary people use binding to make their chests look flatter" · "people have practiced breast binding to reduce milk supply for centuries, but there is little evidence to suggest that it works"
- a strong covering holding the pages of a book together:"if the binding is preserved, you can read it 200 years hence"
- fabric such as braid used for binding the edges of a piece of material.
- skiinga mechanical device fixed to a ski to grip a ski boot, especially either of a pair used for downhill skiing which hold the toe and heel of the boot and release it automatically in a fall.
- linguistics(in Chomskyan linguistics) the relationship between a referentially dependent form (such as a reflexive) and the independent noun phrase that determines its reference.
adjectivebinding (adjective)- (of an agreement or promise) involving an obligation that cannot be broken:"business agreements are intended to be legally binding" · "the binding contract specified that 90 days after the submission of invoices the money becomes owed"
verbbinding (present participle)- tie or fasten (something) tightly:"the logs were bound together with ropes" · "the magician bound her wrists with a silk scarf"
- restrain (someone) by tying their hands and feet:"the raider then bound and gagged Mr. Glenn"
- wrap (something) tightly:"her hair was bound up in a towel"
- bandage (a wound):"he cleaned the wound and bound it up with a clean dressing" · "they bound his wounds as best they could, using pieces of fabric ripped from their shirts"
- (be bound with)(of an object) be encircled by something, typically metal bands, so as to have greater strength:"an ancient oak chest bound with brass braces"
- cohere or cause to cohere in a single mass:"mix the flour with the coconut and enough egg white to bind them" · "clay is made up chiefly of tiny soil particles that bind together tightly"
- cause (painting pigments) to form a smooth medium by mixing them with oil:"use a white that is bound in linseed oil"
- hold by chemical bonding:"a protein in a form that can bind DNA"
- cause (people) to feel united:"it's music that has bound us together" · "we have many ties that bind us—historical, cultural, and economical"
- impose a legal or contractual obligation on:"a party who signs a document will normally be bound by its terms"
- (be bound by)be hampered or constrained by:"Sarah did not want to be bound by a rigid timetable"
- formal(bind oneself)make a contractual or enforceable undertaking:"the government cannot bind itself as to the form of subsequent legislation"
- secure (a contract), typically with a sum of money.
- indenture (someone) as an apprentice:"he was bound apprentice at the age of sixteen"
- fix together and enclose (the pages of a book) in a cover:"a small, fat volume, bound in red morocco"
- trim (the edge of a piece of material) with a decorative strip:"a ruffle with the edges bound in a contrasting color"
- logic(of a quantifier) be applied to (a given variable) so that the variable falls within its scope.
- linguistics(of a rule or set of grammatical conditions) determine the relationship between (coreferential noun phrases).
OriginOld English bindan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German binden, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bandh.Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective- (of an agreement or promise) involving an obligation that cannot be broken:
verb- tie or fasten (something) tightly:
- cohere or cause to cohere in a single mass:
- cause (people) to feel united:
- trim (the edge of a piece of material) with a decorative strip:
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