(1):
(n.) The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.
(2):
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bind
(3):
(a.) That binds; obligatory.
(4):
(n.) Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.
(5):
(pl.) The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel.