A binding knot is a knot that may be used to keep an object or multiple loose objects together, using a string or a rope that passes at least once around them.
There are various binding knots, divided into two types.
Stopping may be either a temporary whipping or seizing, the commonest variety consisting of a few round turns finished off with a reef knot.
The purpose of a whipping is to prevent the end of a rope from fraying.
A seizing holds several objects together.Whipping and seizing are binding knots, but are more complex since they contain many turns, like a lashing.