"bind off" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bind offs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bind off (plural bind offs)
  1. (knitting) A technique used to bind off stitches.
    Sense id: en-bind_off-en-noun-Wcfp~Dt1 Categories (other): Knitting Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles

Verb

Forms: binds off [present, singular, third-person], binding off [participle, present], bound off [participle, past], bound off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,bound>}} bind off (third-person singular simple present binds off, present participle binding off, simple past and past participle bound off)
  1. (ambitransitive, knitting) To end a column of stitches by trapping its final stitch in a way that prevents unraveling. Tags: ambitransitive Synonyms: cast off
    Sense id: en-bind_off-en-verb-XG~jrMgJ Categories (other): Knitting, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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