binding

Adjective

• executed with proper legal authority
  • a binding contract
    

Noun

• the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
  • the book had a leather binding
    

• 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

• the act of applying a bandage

• strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration

• the capacity to attract and hold something

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  book binding , cover , back , ski binding , dressing , bandaging