Thesaurus: binding

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Bind
2. a. That binds; obligatory.
3. n. The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.
4. n. Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.
5. pl. The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel.
6. adj. executed with proper legal authority
7. n. the capacity to attract and hold something
8. n. strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
9. n. the act of applying a bandage
10. n. 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
11. n. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
12. That binds; obligatory. Binding beam (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring. -- Binding joist (Arch.), the secondary timber in double-framed flooring. Syn. -- Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent; astringent; costive; styptic. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, binds. 2. Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling. 3. pl. (Naut.) The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel.