binding

Meaning of binding

verb
  1. To tie; to confine by any ligature.
  2. To cohere or stick together in a mass.
    Just to make the cheese more binding
  3. To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
    I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.
  4. To exert a binding or restraining influence.
    These are the ties that bind.
  5. To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
    to bind grain in bundles  to bind a prisoner
  6. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
    Frost binds the earth.
  7. To couple.
  8. To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
    to bind the conscience  to bind by kindness  bound by affection  commerce binds nations to each other
  9. To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
  10. To place under legal obligation to serve.
    to bind an apprentice  bound out to service
  11. To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
  12. To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
    to bind a belt about one  to bind a compress upon a wound
  13. To cover, as with a bandage.
    to bind up a wound
  14. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
    Certain drugs bind the bowels.
  15. To put together in a cover, as of books.
    The three novels were bound together.
  16. To make two or more elements stick together.
  17. To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
  18. To complain; to whine about something.
noun
  1. An item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.
  2. The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
  3. A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment.
  4. The association of a named item with an element of a program.
  5. The interface of a library with a programming language other than one it is written in.
    The Python binding is automatically generated.
  6. The action or result of making two or more molecules stick together.
adjective
  1. (of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
    This contract is a legally binding agreement.
  2. (of food) Having the effect of counteracting diarrhea.
    Bananas and white bread are sometimes considered binding.

Information about binding

  • The plural form of binding is: bindings.
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Hyphenation of binding

bind-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • binding is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

binding synonyms

Meaning constricting:

constricting

Meaning constipating:

constipating

Meaning dressing:

dressing, bandaging

Meaning book binding:

cover, back

Meaning :

fasten, fetter, restrain, tie, obligate, restrict, indenture, bandage, dress, bounden, obligatory

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