binding

Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.

Adjective

  1. Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
    • This contract is a legally binding agreement.
    • A sworn statement (i.e., "made under oath)"is legally binding.
  2. Having the effect of counteracting diarrhea.
    • Bananas and white bread are sometimes considered binding.

Origin

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

Forms

more binding most binding

Synonyms

bounden obligatory

Antonyms

non-binding

Hyponyms

data-binding

Derived

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

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.
    • The Python binding is automatically generated.
  6. The action or result of making two or more molecules stick together.

Forms

bindings

Derived

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 binding tape Roxburghe binding

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of bind