Overview of noun binding

The noun binding has 5 senses

• binding -- (the capacity to attract and hold something)


• binding -- (strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration)


• dressing, bandaging, binding -- (the act of applying a bandage)


• ski binding, 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)


• binding, book binding, cover, back -- (the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding")

Overview of verb bind

The verb bind has 10 senses

• adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to -- (stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?")


• bind, tie, attach, bond -- (create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child")


• bind -- (make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women")


• bind, bandage -- (wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose)


• tie down, tie up, bind, truss -- (secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed")


• oblige, bind, hold, obligate -- (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise")


• bind -- (provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather")


• tie, bind -- (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair")


• bind -- (form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen")


• constipate, bind -- (cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you")

Overview of adj binding

The adj binding has 1 sense

• binding -- (executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract")