binding

/ˈbīn-diŋ/

noun

  1. the action of one that binds

  2. a material or device used to bind: such as

  3. the cover and materials that hold a book together

adjective

  1. that binds

  2. imposing an obligation

verb

  1. to make secure by tying

  2. to confine, restrain, or restrict as if with bonds

  3. to put under an obligation

His hands were bound with rope.

… she was not wholly bound in mind by her middle-class existence