binding
binding Lexical Profile
binding Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Involving a legal or moral obligation that cannot be broken or avoided.
"Both parties signed a legally binding contract before beginning the project."
Constricting, tight, or restricting freedom of movement.
"He preferred loose athletic wear over stiff, binding formal clothes."
• noun
A strong covering and fastening system that holds the pages of a book together.
"The antique dictionary had a cracked leather binding that required careful restoration."
A mechanical device on a ski or snowboard that fastens the boot securely to the board.
"She adjusted the tension on her ski bindings before heading down the slope."
A strip of fabric, tape, or braid sewn over the edge of a garment or quilt to protect or decorate the seam.
"The tailor finished the wool blanket with a satin binding along the border."
• Rhymes for binding
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English bindan ('to tie, fasten, or restrain'), combined with the suffix -ing.