binding

Pluralbindings

1. 1
   adjective

   Making a rule or promise that must be obeyed and cannot be broken.

   Like a promise you cannot take back once you make it.

   Once both sides sign, the agreement becomes binding.

   A spoken promise is not always binding in court.

   Similarobligatory, mandatory, compulsory, enforceable

   Oppositenonbinding, optional, voluntary, advisory

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   The part along the edge of a book where all the pages are joined.

   Like the glued edge that holds all the pages in a notebook together.

   The glue on the old paperback's binding had dried out.

   She cracked the spine and the binding split apart.

   Similarspine, cover

3. 3
   nouncountable

   Something such as rope or string used to tie things together.

   Like a piece of string you wrap around a stack of papers to keep them together.

   He tied a binding around the bundle of firewood.

   The bindings on the package finally came loose.

   Similartie, band, lashing, fastening

4. 4
   verb

   Present participle of bind. Use this form for an action happening right now.

   She is binding the loose pages with a rubber band.

   The nurse is binding his injured wrist.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A strip of cloth sewn along the edge of clothing to finish it neatly.

   Like the colored edge sewn around a blanket.

   She added a red binding to the bottom of the skirt.

   The quilt's binding was starting to fray.

   Similaredging, trim

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   A link that connects a name to a part of a computer program.

   Like a name tag that tells you which thing a name belongs to.

   The program creates a binding between the name and its value.

   Each binding tells the computer what a name points to.

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7. 7
   noununcountable

   When two or more tiny particles join and hold onto each other.

   Like two magnets that snap together and stay stuck.

   The drug's binding to the protein blocks the disease.

   Strong binding between the two molecules keeps them locked together.

   Similarbonding, attachment

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8. 8
   nouncountable

   Code that lets a program in one language use a tool built in another.

   Like a translator that lets people speaking two different languages work together.

   The Python binding lets you use the C library easily.

   Someone wrote a binding so the game could use the sound tool.

   Similarwrapper

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9. 9
   adjective

   Helping to stop diarrhea by making stool firmer.

   Bananas can be quite binding when you eat a lot of them.

   The doctor suggested binding foods to settle her stomach.

   Oppositelaxative

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