bond¹ /bond/

1. Something that binds
2. A link, connection, union or (chem) attraction
3. A written obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract
4. A debenture, a security issued by the government or a company when borrowing money
5. Any adhesive or cementing force or material
6. In building, the overlapping connection of one course of stones or bricks with another, as in English bond or Flemish bond
7. (in pl) imprisonment, captivity
8. The status of goods retained in a bonded warehouse or store until duties are paid or the goods are exported
9. Bond paper

1. To connect, secure or bind with a bond
2. To put in a bonded warehouse
3. To put in a condition of bond
4. To cause to adhere (to) (eg metal to glass or plastic)

1. To adhere together securely
2. To form an emotional bond

bondˈed adjective

Secured by bond

bondˈer noun

A bondstone or header

bondˈing noun

1. An act of bonding
2. The forming of a close emotional attachment, esp between a mother and her newborn child (psychology)

bonded debt noun

The debt of a corporation represented by the bonds it has issued, as contrasted with its floating debt

bonded warehouse see under n above.

bond energy noun

The energy, in joules, released on the formation of a chemical bond between atoms and absorbed on its breaking

bondˈholder noun

A person who holds bonds of a private person or public company

bond paper noun

A superior kind of paper, used esp as stationery, orig intended for bonds

bondsˈman noun

A surety

bondˈstone noun

A stone that reaches a considerable distance into or entirely through a wall, binding it together

bondˈ-timber noun

Timber built into a wall for the purpose of binding it together lengthwise

bondˈ-washing noun

An illegal series of deals in bonds designed to avoid payment of tax

bond² /bond/

In a state of servitude

bondˈage noun

1. Captivity
2. Slavery, serfdom, villeinage
3. A sexual practice in which the partners derive additional pleasure through, or by applying, physical restraint or binding

(of usu black leather clothes or accessories) having chains, metal studs, buckles, etc for erotic or dramatic effect

bondˈager noun (historical)

A female outworker in the Borders and N England, one of whom every male farm worker had to provide for the farm work

bondˈmaid, bondˈwoman or bondsˈwoman noun

A female slave or serf

bondˈman or bondsˈman noun

A male slave or serf

bondˈmanship noun

bondˈservant noun

A slave

bondˈ-service noun

1. The condition of a bondservant
2. Slavery

bondˈ-slave noun

A slave

bondsˈman, bondsˈwoman see bondman, bondwoman above.

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