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binding off

binding off is the present participle and gerund of bind off.

Meaning of bind off

Verb

bind off (third-person singular simple present binds off, present participle binding off, simple past and past participle bound off)

  1. (ambitransitive) To end a column of stitches by trapping its final stitch in a way that prevents unraveling.
    Synonyms:
    cast off

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Questions about binding off

What is binding off the present participle and gerund of?
Binding off is the present participle and gerund of bind off.

Words near binding off in the dictionary

  1. binding hand and foot
  2. binding knot
  3. binding knots
  4. binding number
  5. binding numbers
  6. binding off
  7. binding on equip
  8. binding on pickup
  9. binding over
  10. binding problem
  11. binding problems

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