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binding

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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.

binding·ly adv.
binding·ness n.

binding [ˈbaɪndɪŋ]
n
1. anything that binds or fastens
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the covering within which the pages of a book are bound
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) the material or tape used for binding hems, etc
adj
1. imposing an obligation or duty a binding promise
2. causing hindrance; restrictive

The fastening or securing of items to a movable platform called a pallet. See also palletized unit load.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bindingbinding - 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.bindingbinding - the act of applying a bandage        
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
mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
5.bindingbinding - the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"
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"

binding
Translations
binding [ˈbaɪndɪŋ]
A. N
1. [of book] → encuadernación f
2. (Sew) → ribete m
3. (on skis) → ataduras fpl
B. ADJ
1. [agreement, contract, decision] → vinculante; [promise] → que hay que cumplir
to be binding on sbser obligatorio para algn
2. (Med) → que estriñe
binding [ˈbaɪndɪŋ]
n [book] → reliure f
adj [contract] → qui constitue une obligation
to be binding on sb → lier qn, engager qn
binding
n
(of book)Einband m; (= act)Binden nt
(Sew) → Band nt
(on skis) → Bindung f
adj
agreement, promisebindend, verbindlich (on für)
(Tech) → bindend, Binde-
(Med) food etcstopfend
binding [ˈbaɪndɪŋ]
1. n (of book) → rilegatura, legatura (Sewing) → fettuccia, bordo; (on skis) → attacco
2. adj (agreement, contract) → vincolante
to be binding on sb → essere vincolante per qn

binding [ˈbaɪndɪŋ]
1. n (of book) → rilegatura, legatura (Sewing) → fettuccia, bordo; (on skis) → attacco
2. adj (agreement, contract) → vincolante
to be binding on sb → essere vincolante per qn


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But when for their own ambitious ends they shun binding themselves, it is a token that they are giving more thought to themselves than to you, and a prince out to guard against such, and to fear them as if they were open enemies, because in adversity they always help to ruin him.
And they disputed as to how the binding should be done.
No, I think of sinking this engine in the earth alone, binding it with hoops of wrought iron, and finally surrounding it with a thick mass of masonry of stone and cement.
 
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