1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bind.

2. (a.) That binds; obligatory.

3. (n.) The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.

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.