noun
the capacity to attract and hold something
noun
strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
noun
the act of applying a bandage
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noun
one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot
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ski binding
Examples
- the bindings should release in case of a fall
noun
the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
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Examples
- the book had a leather binding
adjective
executed with proper legal authority
Examples
- a binding contract
verb
stick to firmly
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Examples
- Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
verb
create social or emotional ties
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Examples
- The grandparents want to bond with the child
verb
make fast
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Examples
- tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
- The Chinese would bind the feet of their women
verb
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
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verb
secure with or as if with ropes
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Examples
- tie down the prisoners
- tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
verb
bind by an obligation
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- cause to be indebted
- He's held by a contract
- I'll hold you by your promise
verb
provide with a binding
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Examples
- bind the books in leather
verb
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
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Examples
- They tied their victim to the chair
verb
form a chemical bond with
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Examples
- The hydrogen binds the oxygen
verb
cause to be constipated
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Examples
- These foods tend to constipate you