bond (
http://definr.com/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: an interest-bearing (or discounted) certificate of debt
issued by a government or corporation in order to raise
money [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originally made for printing documents [syn: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:
Bond,
Julian Bond]
9: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming [syn:
Bond,
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 [syn:
bind,
tie]
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]