bond
adj : held in slavery; "born of enslaved parents" [syn: {enslaved},
{enthralled}, {in bondage}]
n 1: an electrical force linking atoms [syn: {chemical bond}]
2: 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 [syn: {bond certificate}]
3: a connection based on kinship or marriage or common
interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family";
"their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between
them" [syn: {alliance}]
4: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman
if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial;
"the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was
furnished by an alderman" [syn: {bail}, {bail bond}]
5: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially
something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {shackle},
{hamper}, {trammel}, {trammels}]
6: a connection that fastens things together [syn: {attachment}]
7: a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper;
originally made for printing documents [syn: {bond paper}]
8: United States civil rights leader who was elected to the
legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat
because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) [syn: {Julian
Bond}]
9: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming [syn:
{James Bond}]
10: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or
the joining of surfaces of different composition [syn: {adhesiveness},
{adhesion}, {adherence}]
v 1: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
[syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bind}, {stick}, {stick to}]
2: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to
bond with the child" [syn: {bind}, {tie}, {attach}]
3: issue bonds on
4: bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of
their child had drawn them together" [syn: {bring together},
{draw together}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
