binding

bind·ing  (bndng)

n.

1. The action of one that binds.

2. Something that binds or is used as a binder.

3. The cover that holds together the pages of a book.

4. A strip sewn or attached over or along an edge for protection, reinforcement, or ornamentation.

5. Sports Fastenings on a ski for securing the boot.

adj.

1. Serving to bind.

2. Uncomfortably tight and confining.

3. Imposing or commanding adherence to a commitment, an obligation, or a duty: binding arbitration; a binding agreement.

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binding·ly adv.

binding·ness n.

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binding

Noun

1. anything that binds or fastens

2. the covering of a book

Adjective

imposing an obligation or duty

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	binding - the capacity to attract and hold something attractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
	2.	binding - strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration stitchery, sewing - needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket"
	3.	binding - the act of applying a bandage bandaging, dressing medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury
	4.	binding - one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall ski binding mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
	5.	binding - the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding" book binding, cover, back book, volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" half binding - book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" three-quarter binding - the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover
Adj.	1.	binding - executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract" valid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"

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binding

adjective compulsory, necessary, mandatory, imperative, obligatory, conclusive, irrevocable, unalterable, indissoluble << OPPOSITE optional

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The fastening or securing of items to a movable platform called a pallet. See also palletized unit load.

Translations

binding [ˈbaɪndɪŋ] adj [contract] → vinculante

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binding [ˈbaɪndɪŋ] n [of book] → reliure f

adj [contract] → qui constitue une obligation

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binding [ˈbaɪndɪŋ] adj → bindend, verbindlich

n (of book) → Einband m

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binding [ˈbaɪndɪŋ] n [of book] → legatura

adj [contract] → vincolante