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A bond is something that holds people or objects together. (noun)

An example of bond is the relationship between two best friends.
An example of bond is a rope.

Bond means to bind or connect. (verb)

An example of bond is to say marriage vows and enter into the sacrament of Holy Matrimony.

See bond in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

anything that binds, fastens, or restrains
1. fetters; shackles
2. Archaic imprisonment; captivity
1. a binding or uniting force; tie; link: the bonds of friendship
2. a fastening or adhesion, as by glue, solder, etc.
a binding agreement; covenant
a duty or obligation imposed by a contract, promise, etc.
a substance or device, as glue, solder, or a chain, which holds things together or unites them
bond paper
Chem.
1. a unit of combining capacity equivalent to one atom of hydrogen: represented in structural formulas by a dash or dot
2. an electrostatic attraction between atoms or groups of atoms that forms a stable aggregate unit, such as a molecule or metal
Commerce
1. an agreement by an agency holding taxable or dutiable goods that taxes or duties on them will be paid before they are sold
2. the condition of goods kept in a warehouse until taxes or duties are paid
3. an insurance contract by which a bonding agency guarantees payment of a specified sum to the payee in the event of a financial loss caused as by the act of a specified employee or by some contingency over which the payee has no control
Finance an interest-bearing certificate issued by a government or business, promising to pay the holder a specified sum on a specified date: it is a common means of raising capital funds
Law
1. a written obligation to pay specified sums, or to do or not do specified things
2. an amount paid as surety or bail
3. Archaic a bondsman, or surety
Masonry the way in which bricks, stones, etc. are lapped upon one another in building

transitive verb

to connect or fasten with or as with a bond; bind
to furnish a bond, or bail, and thus become a surety for (someone)
to place or hold (goods) in or under bond
to issue interest-bearing certificates on
to put under bonded debt
to arrange (timbers, bricks, etc.) in a pattern that gives strength

intransitive verb

to connect, hold together, or solidify by or as by a bond

Related Forms:

bondable adjective
bonder noun

noun

Obsolete a serf or slave

adjective

Obsolete in serfdom or slavery

See bond in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(bŏnd)

noun

Something, such as a fetter, cord, or band, that binds, ties, or fastens things together.
Confinement in prison; captivity. Often used in the plural.
A uniting force or tie; a link: the familial bond.
A binding agreement; a covenant.
A duty, promise, or other obligation by which one is bound.
a. A substance or agent that causes two or more objects or parts to cohere.
b. The union or cohesion brought about by such a substance or agent.
A chemical bond.
A systematically overlapping or alternating arrangement of bricks or stones in a wall, designed to increase strength and stability.
Law
a. A written and sealed obligation, especially one requiring payment of a stipulated amount of money on or before a given day.
b. A sum of money paid as bail or surety.
c. A bail bondsman.
A certificate of debt issued by a government or corporation guaranteeing payment of the original investment plus interest by a specified future date.
The condition of taxable goods being stored in a warehouse until the taxes or duties owed on them are paid.
An insurance contract in which an agency guarantees payment to an employer in the event of unforeseen financial loss through the actions of an employee.
Bond paper.

verb bond·ed, bond·ing, bonds

verb, transitive

To mortgage or place a guaranteed bond on.
To furnish bond or surety for.
To place (an employee, for example) under bond or guarantee.
To join securely, as with glue or cement.
To join (two or more individuals) in or as if in a nurturing relationship: “What bonded [the two men]—who spoke rarely and have little personal rapport—was patience and a conviction that uncontrolled inflation endangers . . . society” (Robert J. Samuelson).
To lay (bricks or stones) in an overlapping or alternating pattern.

verb, intransitive

To cohere with or as if with a bond.
To form a close personal relationship.

Related Forms:

bondˈa·bilˈi·ty noun

bondˈa·ble adjective

bondˈer noun

(bŏnd), Julian Born 1940.

American politician and civil rights leader who was elected to the Georgia legislature (1966) but temporarily barred from taking office because of his opposition to the Vietnam War.

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