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You and your best friend have a bond that allows you to trust each other with all your thoughts and secrets. A bond is a connection between two things.

Bond can refer to a physical or emotional restraint as in a prisoner who might tear off his bonds and escape to freedom. If you are arrested, your parents will have to pay a bond to get you released from jail. If you don't show up to court, they will lose that money. A certificate of debt issued by a government or corporation is also called a bond. When you cash in the bond on a set date, you get your money back plus interest. In its meaning of "connection," bond can be used as a verb. Have you ever met someone and felt an instant connection? You can say that you bonded.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bond

1	n v	a connection that fastens things together stick to firmly
2	n v	a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal issue bonds on
3	n	(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
4	n	a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bond

n a connection that fastens things together

Synonyms:: attachment

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; ligament
any connection or unifying bond; binder, ligature
something used to tie or bind; chain
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament; wire
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

Type of:: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
an instrumentality that connects

n the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

Synonyms:: adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness

Type of:: stickiness
the property of sticking to a surface

n an electrical force linking atoms

Synonyms:: chemical bond

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; covalent bond
a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule; cross-link, cross-linkage
a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule; hydrogen bond
a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond; electrostatic bond, electrovalent bond, ionic bond
a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion; metallic bond
a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs; peptide bond, peptide linkage
the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide; double bond
a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms; coordinate bond, dative bond
a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms

Type of:: attraction, attractive force
the force by which one object attracts another

n a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

“their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them”

Synonyms:: alliance

Types:: silver cord
the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring

Type of:: connectedness, connection, connexion
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

n a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

Synonyms:: hamper, shackle, trammel

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; ball and chain
heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain; fetter, hobble
a shackle for the ankles or feet; cuff, handcuff, handlock, manacle
shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs; chains, irons
metal shackles; for hands or legs

Type of:: constraint, restraint
a device that retards something's motion

v stick to firmly

Synonyms:: adhere, bind, hold fast, stick, stick to

: adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

Types:: bind
form a chemical bond with; ligate
bind chemically

Type of:: attach
become attached

v bring together in a common cause or emotion

Synonyms:: bring together, draw together

Type of:: unify, unite
bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation

v create social or emotional ties

“The grandparents want to bond with the child”

Synonyms:: attach, bind, tie

Types:: fixate
attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; befriend
become friends with; chum up, pal, pal up
become friends; act friendly towards

Type of:: relate
have or establish a relationship to

n a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal

Synonyms:: bond certificate

Types:: show 19 types...; hide 19 types...; bond issue
bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity; convertible bond
a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions; corporate bond
a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders; bearer bond, coupon bond
a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments; government bond
a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world; high-yield bond, junk bond
a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit; municipal bond
a bond issued by a state or local government; noncallable bond
a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity); performance bond, surety bond
a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance; post-obit bond
a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion; registered bond
a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner; revenue bond
a bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond; secured bond
a bond that is back by collateral; debenture, debenture bond, unsecured bond
the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future; zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond
a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security; Premium Bond
a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries; savings bond
non-negotiable government bond; cannot be bought and sold once the original purchase is made; utility bond, utility revenue bond
a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services; Treasury, Treasury obligations
negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time

Type of:: certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation
a written promise to repay a debt; certificate, security
a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends

v issue bonds on

Type of:: mortgage
put up as security or collateral

n (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

“a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman”

Synonyms:: bail, bail bond

Type of:: recognisance, recognizance
(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited

n a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

Synonyms:: bond paper

Type of:: writing paper
paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts

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