Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
bond (noun)1.
something that binds or restrains - fetter
2.
a binding agreement - covenant
3.
a) a band or cord used to tie something
b) a material or device for binding
c) an attractive force that holds together the atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal
d) an adhesive, cementing material, or fusible ingredient that combines, unites, or strengthens
4.
a uniting or binding element or force - tie the bonds of friendship
5.
a) an obligation made binding by a money forfeit , also the amount of the money guarantee
b) one who acts as bail or surety
c) an interest-bearing certificate of public or private indebtedness
d) an insurance agreement pledging surety for financial loss caused to another by the act or default of a third person or by some contingency over which the third person may have no control
6.
the systematic lapping of brick in a wall
7.
the state of goods made, stored, or transported under the care of agencies until the duties or taxes on them are paid - bonded
8.
a 100-proof straight whiskey aged at least four years under government supervision before being bottled - called also bonded whiskey
9.
- bond paper
transitive verb
1.
to lap (as brick) for solidity of construction
2.
a) to secure payment of duties and taxes on (goods) by giving a bond
b) to convert into a debt secured by - bonds
c) to provide a bond for or cause to provide such a bond - bond an employee
3.
a) to cause to adhere firmly
b) to embed in a matrix
intransitive verb
c) to hold together in a molecule or crystal by chemical bonds
1.
to hold together or solidify by or as if by means of a bond or binder
2.
to form a close relationship especially through frequent association - the new mother bonded with her child
archaic bound in slavery
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
bond (noun)1.
something that physically prevents free movement
SYNONYMS:
band, bind, bracelet, chain, cuff(s), fetter, handcuff(s), irons, ligature, manacle(s), shackleRELATED WORDS:
captivity, confinement, constraint, curb, enchainment, enslavement, hindrance, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint, restriction; entanglement, net, trammel, trap; collar, straitjacket ( straightjacket); fastener, hobble, hold, hold-down, holding, tie2.
a uniting or binding force or influence
SYNONYMS:
cement, cord, knot, ligature, link, tieRELATED WORDS:
attachment, connection, fastening, hookup, joint, linkage, linkup, nexus, tie-up, union, yoke; affection, fondness, sympathy; fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel; constraint, curb, hampering, limit, limitation, restraint, restrictionNEAR ANTONYMS:
detaching, disengaging, parting, separation; unbinding, unfastening, unfettering, untying ( untieing); emancipation, freedom, liberation, release3.
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation
SYNONYMS:
bond, contract, covenant, deal, guaranty, surety, warrantyRELATED WORDS:
oath, pledge, troth, vow, word; accord, bargain, compact, concordat, convention, pact, treaty; assurance, insurance, seal; bail, deposit, pawn, security4.
a substance used to stick things together
SYNONYMS:
adhesive, bond, cement, sizeRELATED WORDS:
epoxy, epoxy resin, library paste, mucilage, paste, superglue, water glass; dope, goo, gumto form a close personal relationship
SYNONYMS:
bond, click, relateRELATED WORDS:
befriend; empathize, identify, sympathize