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bind·ing

(bīn′dĭng)

1. The action of one that binds: glue for the binding of pieces of plastic pipe.

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

a. The manner in which the pages of a book are joined and held together: Is the binding of that book stitched or glued?

b. The material that holds the pages of a book together, especially the cover: a book with a leather binding.

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

5. Sports The fastening on a ski or board for securing the boot, often releasing automatically to prevent injury.

adj.

1. Serving to bind: a binding protein.

2. Uncomfortably tight and confining.

3. Tending to cause constipation: foods that are binding.

4. 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

(ˈbaɪndɪŋ)

1. anything that binds or fastens

2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the covering within which the pages of a book are bound

3. (Knitting & Sewing) the material or tape used for binding hems, etc

adj

4. imposing an obligation or duty: a binding promise.

5. causing hindrance; restrictive

bind•ing

(ˈbaɪn dɪŋ)

n.

1. the act of fastening, securing, uniting, or the like.

2. anything that binds.

3. the covering within which the leaves of a book are bound.

4. a strip of material that protects or decorates the edge of a tablecloth, rug, etc.

5. a fastening to lock a boot onto a ski.

adj.

6. able or likely to bind; restrictive.

7. having power to bind; obligatory.

[1200–50]

bind′ing•ly, adv.

bind′ing•ness, n.

binding

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

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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"

binding

adjective compulsory, necessary, mandatory, imperative, obligatory, conclusive, irrevocable, unalterable, indissoluble a legally binding commitment
free, voluntary, optional, discretionary, unforced, unconstrained, noncompulsory

Translations

جِلْدَه، غِلاف

vazba

indbinding

Bund Einband

encuadernación vinculante

reliure bandeau obligatoire

bókband

vincolante fissante legatura rilegatura

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 sb → ser 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

(of book) → Einband m; (= act) → Binden nt

(Sew) → Band nt

(on skis) → Bindung f

adj

agreement, promise → bindend, verbindlich (on für)

(Tech) → bindend, Binde-

(Med) food etc → stopfend

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

bind

(baind) – past tense, past participle bound (baund) – verb

1. to tie up. The doctor bound up the patient's leg with a bandage; The robbers bound up the bank manager with rope.

2. to fasten together and put a cover on the pages of (a book). Bind this book in leather.

ˈbinding noun

the covering in which the leaves of a book are fixed. leather binding.

-bound

(as part of a word) prevented from making progress by a particular thing. The ship was fogbound.

bind·ing

n. enlace; ligazón; venda; vendaje.

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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.

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These gentlemen seem not to consider that the judgments of our courts, and the commissions constitutionally given by our governor, are as valid and as binding on all persons whom they concern, as the laws passed by our legislature.

These gentlemen would do well to reflect that a treaty is only another name for a bargain, and that it would be impossible to find a nation who would make any bargain with us, which should be binding on them ABSOLUTELY, but on us only so long and so far as we may think proper to be bound by it.

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And in fact two more peasants began binding Dron, who took off his own belt and handed it to them, as if to aid them.

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Tarzan had little difficulty in overpowering and binding Bukawai.

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The high-affinity binding was an enthalpy-entropy synergically driven process and the electrostatic interaction was the main force, w hile the low-affinity binding was an enthalpy- driven process and this process was mainly driven by the van der Waals forces.

Study on the Interaction of Zinc Ion Binding with Human Serum Albumin using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry

Cut the beginning of the binding strip at a 45 angle.

Binding

B) Half leather binding for Grant-in-aid register (full scape size)

Supply of Binding job in the office of University Grants Commission (A to I)

into a binding contract to proceed with the transaction, as opposed to immediately before the closing date.

Measuring COI under the binding contract rules

The latest generation of artificial olfactory and gustatory systems uses a variety of binding interactions to produce optical cues, such as changes in color or fluorescence, some of which can be seen with the naked eye.

Smells like the real thing: sensing systems that mimic noses and taste buds

A trio of affordable binding systems that produce professional looking documents without breaking the bank were tested.

The finishing touch: selecting the correct binders for your purposes

These IFN-stimulated genes inhibit viral replication by many different mechanisms, including binding to viral nucleocapsids, translation inhibition, RNA degradation, RNA editing, and apoptosis induction.