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4 VERB When a book is bound , the pages are joined together and the cover is put on. □ [be V -ed + in ] Each volume is bound in bright-coloured cloth. □ [V n] Their business came from a few big publishers, all of whose books they bound. □ [V -ed] …four immaculately bound hardbacks. ●  -bound COMB □  …leather-bound stamp albums.

5 → see also binding , bound ➊, double bind

▸  bind over PHRASAL VERB If someone is bound over by a court or a judge, they are given an order and must do as the order says for a particular period of time. [LEGAL ] □  On many occasions demonstrators were bound over to keep the peace. □ [V n P ] They put us in a cell, and the next day some bumbling judge bound us over. □ [V P n] The judge refused even to bind over the woman.

bind|er /ba I ndə ^r / (binders ) N‑COUNT A binder is a hard cover with metal rings inside, which is used to hold loose pieces of paper.

bind|ing /ba I nd I ŋ/ (bindings )

1 ADJ A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out. □  …proposals for a legally binding commitment to reduce carbon emissions. □ [+ on ] The panel's decisions are secret and not binding on the government.

2 N‑VAR [oft with poss] The binding of a book is its cover. □  Its books are noted for the quality of their paper and bindings.

3 N‑VAR Binding is a strip of material that you put round the edge of a piece of cloth or other object in order to protect or decorate it. □  …the Regency mahogany dining table with satinwood binding.

4 N‑VAR Binding is a piece of rope, cloth, tape, or other material that you wrap around something so that it can be gripped firmly or held in place.

5 → see also bind

bind|weed /ba I ndwiːd/ N‑UNCOUNT Bindweed is a wild plant that winds itself around other plants and makes it difficult for them to grow.

binge /b I ndʒ/ (binges , bingeing , binged )

1 N‑COUNT If you go on a binge , you do too much of something, such as drinking alcohol, eating, or spending money. [INFORMAL ] □  She went on occasional drinking binges.

2 VERB If you binge , you do too much of something, such as drinking alcohol, eating, or spending money. [INFORMAL ] □ [V ] I haven't binged since 1986. □ [V + on ] I binged on pizzas or milkshakes.

bi nge dri nk|ing N‑UNCOUNT Binge drinking is the consumption of large amounts of alcohol within a short period of time. □  …a disturbing rise in binge drinking among young people. ●  binge drink|er (binge drinkers ) N‑COUNT □  …the increasing number of young binge drinkers who have four or more drinks on a night out.

bi nge-watch (binge-watches , binge-watching , binge-watched ) VERB If you binge-watch a television series, you watch several episodes one after another in a short time. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] It's not uncommon for viewers to binge-watch a whole season of programmes in just a couple of evenings.

bin|go /b I ŋgoʊ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Bingo is a game in which each player has a card with numbers on. Someone calls out numbers and if you are the first person to have all your numbers called out, you win the game.

2 EXCLAM You can say ' bingo! ' when something pleasant happens, especially in a surprising, unexpected, or sudden way. □  I was in a market in Tangier and bingo! I found this.

bi n lin|er (bin liners ) N‑COUNT A bin liner is a plastic bag that you put inside a waste bin or dustbin. [BRIT ] in AM, use garbage bag , trash bag

bin|ocu|lars /b I nɒ kjʊlə ^r z/ N‑PLURAL [oft a pair of N ] Binoculars consist of two small telescopes joined together side by side, which you look through in order to look at things that are a long way away.

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