binding

Meanings

• the capacity to attract and hold something
• strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
• the act of applying a bandage
• 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
• the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
  • "the book had a leather binding"
• stick to firmly
• create social or emotional ties
• make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
• wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
• secure with or as if with ropes
• bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
• provide with a binding
• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
• form a chemical bond with
• cause to be constipated
• executed with proper legal authority
  • "a binding contract"

Synonyms

adhere, attach, back, bandage, bandaging, bind, bond, book binding, constipate, cover, dressing, hold, hold fast, obligate, oblige, ski binding, stick, stick to, tie, tie down, tie up, truss