bind·ing (b n d ng)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.
bind ing·ly adv. bind ing·ness n. |
binding Noun
1. anything that binds or fastens
2. the covering of a book
Adjective
imposing an obligation or duty
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| Noun | 1. | binding - the capacity to attract and hold somethingattractiveness, 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 decorationstitchery, 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 |
| 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 fallmechanical 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, 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 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
The fastening or securing of items to a movable platform called a pallet. See also palletized unit load.
Translationsbinding [ˈbaɪndɪŋ] adj [contract] → vinculante
binding [ˈbaɪndɪŋ] n [
of book] →
reliure f binding [ˈbaɪndɪŋ] n [
of book] →
legatura