English Explanatory Dictionary

binding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
  2. Having the effect of counteracting diarrhea.
noun
  1. An item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.
  2. The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
  3. A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment.
  4. The association of a named item with an element of a program.
  5. The interface of a library with a programming language other than one it is written in.
  6. The action or result of making two or more molecules stick together.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of bind

Pronunciation

bīndʹing /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/ En-us-binding.ogg

Word forms

binding more binding most binding bindings

Etymology

From Middle English byndynge; equivalent to bind + -ing.

Synonyms

bounden obligatory

Antonyms

non-binding

Derived words

binding agent bindingless bindingly bindingness binding number binding problem bookbinding cobinding egg binding FNBP1 footbinding head binding immunobinding legally binding make the cheese more binding nonbinding phosphobinding radiobinding spellbinding time binding time-binding binding tape Roxburghe binding adapter binding bias binding binding energy data binding dynamic binding early binding half binding key binding late binding law binding name binding nuclear binding energy perfect binding quality binding Roxburgh binding single-strand binding protein stab binding static binding variable binding
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