| binding | | |
| n. (attribute) | 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" |
| n. (artifact) | 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" |
| n. (act) | 3. bandaging, binding, dressing | the act of applying a bandage. |
| ~ medical aid, medical care | professional treatment for illness or injury. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. binding, ski 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. |
| ~ mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. back, binding, book binding, cover | 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. |
| ~ 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. | 6. 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" |
| bind | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. bind | something that hinders as if with bonds. |
| ~ deterrent, hinderance, hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap, check | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. |
| v. (contact) | 2. adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to | stick to firmly.; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" |
| ~ bind | form a chemical bond with.; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" |
| ~ cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick | come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation.; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" |
| ~ attach | become attached.; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" |
| v. (social) | 3. attach, bind, bond, tie | create social or emotional ties.; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" |
| ~ relate | have or establish a relationship to.; "She relates well to her peers" |
| ~ fixate | attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way.; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40" |
| ~ befriend | become friends with.; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?" |
| v. (contact) | 4. bind | make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope.; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ swaddle, swathe | wrap in swaddling clothes.; "swaddled the infant" |
| ~ encircle, gird | bind with something round or circular. |
| ~ cement | make fast as if with cement.; "We cemented our friendship" |
| v. (contact) | 5. bandage, bind | wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (contact) | 6. bind, tie down, tie up, truss | secure with or as if with ropes.; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" |
| ~ chain up | tie up with chains.; "chain up the prisoners" |
| ~ faggot up, faggot, fagot | bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot.; "faggot up the sticks" |
| ~ faggot, fagot | fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them. |
| ~ hog-tie | tie together somebody's limbs.; "The prisoner was hog-tied" |
| ~ restrain, confine, hold | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (communication) | 7. bind, hold, obligate, oblige | bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted.; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" |
| ~ pledge | bind or secure by a pledge.; "I was pledged to silence" |
| ~ article | bind by a contract; especially for a training period. |
| ~ indenture, indent | bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant.; "an indentured servant" |
| ~ tie down | restrain from independence by an obligation.; "He was tied down by his work" |
| ~ relate | have or establish a relationship to.; "She relates well to her peers" |
| v. (contact) | 8. bind | provide with a binding.; "bind the books in leather" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| ~ rebind | provide with a new binding.; "The tattered old book is valuable and we need to rebind it" |
| v. (contact) | 9. bind, tie | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord.; "They tied their victim to the chair" |
| ~ gag, muzzle | tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them.; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair" |
| ~ retie | tie again or anew.; "retie the string and make it strong enough now" |
| ~ bind off, tie up | finish the last row. |
| ~ loop | fasten or join with a loop.; "He looped the watch through his belt" |
| ~ cord | bind or tie with a cord. |
| ~ lash together | bind together with a cord or rope.; "Lash together these barrels!" |
| ~ truss | tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it. |
| ~ leash, rope | fasten with a rope.; "rope the bag securely" |
| ~ strap | tie with a strap. |
| ~ knot | tie or fasten into a knot.; "knot the shoelaces" |
| ~ lash | bind with a rope, chain, or cord.; "lash the horse" |
| ~ band | bind or tie together, as with a band. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ lace up, lace | draw through eyes or holes.; "lace the shoelaces" |
| v. (change) | 10. bind | form a chemical bond with.; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ ligate | bind chemically.; "The enzyme ligated" |
| ~ bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere | stick to firmly.; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" |
| v. (body) | 11. bind, constipate | cause to be constipated.; "These foods tend to constipate you" |
| ~ indispose | cause to feel unwell.; "She was indisposed" |
| ~ obstipate | constipate severely. |
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