Link Centre Dictionary

binding

bin·ding

UK/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/ US/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.
3.

the act of applying a bandage

4.

the front and back covering of a book

  • “the book had a leather binding”

adjective

1.

executed with proper legal authority

  • “a binding contract”
Similar
2.

hindering freedom of movement

  • “tight garments are uncomfortably binding”
Synonyms
Similar

Origin

From Middle English byndynge; equivalent to bind + -ing.

Phrases

  • binding agent
  • binding number
  • binding problem
  • binding tape others
  • egg binding
  • head binding
  • legally binding
  • make the cheese more binding
  • Roxburghe binding others
  • time binding

Related words

Word family

Parts

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.