(of a legal document) Valid or binding
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Imposing an obligation or duty
“There was a binding agreement between the two parties as a result of the meeting.”
Serving, or causing something, to bind or fasten
“He unwound the binding rope and lifted the top of the box.”
(of a rule or discipline) Rigidly enforced, typically demanding total obedience or observance
Allowing no further doubt or dispute
(of a legal document) Valid or binding
Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard
Irrefutable, or impossible to deny
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint
Under an obligation
Of or relating to compression
In great strength or numbers
Certain to happen
Unnatural, artificial or fake in nature
So nearly the case that it can be regarded as so
Something, typically long, which binds, ties or fastens
“Jesse gently untied the binding around the roll and flattened the pages.”
Threads of silk, cotton, or other material woven into a decorative band for edging or trimming garments
The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity
A thick protective outer part or page of a book or magazine
A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together
The act or process of preventing a thing from moving
Tying up
Ropes, chains, or other restraints used to hold someone prisoner
The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts
A long, narrow piece of cloth, paper, plastic, or some other material
An adhesive strip of material for covering cuts and wounds
A strip of leather or other material worn, typically around the waist
(facings) The cuffs, collar, and lapels of a military jacket
A piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking
Present participle for to restrain with chains or manacles
“Pack them in your travel cover, binding them with packing tape so they won't rattle around.”
Present participle for stick together or cause to stick together in a single mass
“The roots of the cover crop bind the soil and resist the flowing water.”
Present participle for be hampered or constrained by
“The treaty binds them to respect their neighbour's independence.”
Present participle for to bandage (a wound)
“Gail seems to have tried to bind up the wound with strip of material or something but was too much in agony to take off her t-shirt first.”
Present participle for to unite with emotional ties or commitment
“We empathise and share in your pain, but we know the mettle you are made of, and we are sure you will bind together and be a force to be reckoned with in Panorama 2006 and beyond.”
Present participle for make a contractual or enforceable undertaking
Present participle for to trim (the edge of a piece of material) with a decorative strip
“Fancier edge stitches could include binding with lycra, blanket stitch, pinking, overcast with the serger, or turning under and stitching.”
Present participle for to give an official acceptance to something as being satisfactory
Present participle for to adhere or stick firmly or closely to
Present participle for wrap in several layers of fabric
Present participle for to put securely in place or in the desired position
Present participle for to strip one of freedom
Present participle for to fasten with a knot
Present participle for to promise to give in marriage
Present participle for to cause to be liked
Present participle for to tie or roll up (a number of things) together as though into a parcel
Present participle for to imprison, confine or incarcerate someone
Present participle for to set apart for a special use
Present participle for to collect or fasten into a compact group
Present participle for give as security on a loan
Present participle for to bind with a band or girdle
Present participle for trap
Present participle for to fasten (pieces of cloth) together temporarily with long stitches
Present participle for to confine or keep within certain limits
Present participle for to squeeze together
Present participle for to draw or make tight or taut
Present participle for to be involved in
Present participle for to make use of
Present participle for to apply like plaster
(be fated) Present participle for to determine, or doom to, the fate of in advance
Present participle for to provide with a sound or secure foundation or basis
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