binding (n.)

  1. the capacity to attract and hold something

  2. strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration

  3. the act of applying a bandage

    [ Syn: dressing , bandaging ]

  4. 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

    [ Syn: ski binding ]

  5. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; the book had a leather binding

    [ Syn: book binding , cover , back ]

    binding (adj.)

  1. executed with proper legal authority; a binding contract'

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