[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act of fastening, securing, uniting, or the like.", "anything that binds .", "the covering within which the leaves of a book are bound . bound .", "a strip of material that protects or decorates the edge of a tablecloth, rug, etc.", "Skiing.a mechanical device on a ski, usually made of metal, that fastens the boot securely to the ski."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["that binds ;restrictive.", "having power to bind oblige; obligatory:a binding promise."]}]