something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.

a cord, rope, band, or ligament.

something that binds a person or persons to a certain circumstance or line of behavior

the bond of matrimony.

something, as an agreement or friendship, that unites individuals or peoples into a group; covenant

the bond between nations.

binding security; firm assurance

My word is my bond.

a sealed instrument under which a person, corporation, or government guarantees to pay a stated sum of money on or before a specified day.

any written obligation under seal.

Law . a written promise of a surety.

Government . the state of dutiable goods stored without payment of duties or taxes until withdrawn

goods in bond.

Also called bonded whiskey. a whiskey that has been aged at least four years in a bonded warehouse before bottling.

Finance . a certificate of ownership of a specified portion of a debt due to be paid by a government or corporation to an individual holder and usually bearing a fixed rate of interest.

Insurance .

a surety agreement.

the money deposited, or the promissory arrangement entered into, under any such agreement.

a substance that causes particles to adhere; binder.

adhesion between two substances or objects, as concrete and reinforcing strands.

Also called chemical bond. Chemistry . the attraction between atoms in a molecule or crystalline structure. Compare coordinate bond , covalent bond , electrovalent bond , hydrogen bond , metallic bond .

bond paper.

Masonry .

any of various arrangements of bricks, stones, etc., having a regular pattern and intended to increase the strength or enhance the appearance of a construction.

the overlap of bricks, stones, etc., in a construction so as to increase its strength.

Electricity . an electric conductor placed between adjacent metal parts within a structure, as in a railroad track, aircraft, or house, to prevent the accumulation of static electricity.

Obsolete . bondsman 1 .

to put (goods, an employee, official, etc.) on or under bond

The company refused to bond a former criminal.

to connect or bind.

Finance . to place a bonded debt on or secure a debt by bonds; mortgage.

to join (two materials).

Masonry . to lay (bricks, stones, etc.) so as to produce a strong construction.

Electricity . to provide with a bond

to bond a railroad track.

to establish a close emotional relationship to or with (another)

the special period when a mother bonds to her infant.

to hold together or cohere, from or as from being bonded, as bricks in a wall or particles in a mass.

Psychology, Animal Behavior . to establish a bonding.

verb

let go , loosen , open , unfasten , unstick

noun

band , binding , chain , connection , cord , fastening , fetter , gunk , handcuff , hookup , irons , ligature , link , linkage , manacle , network , nexus , rope , shackle , stickum , tie , tie-in , wire , affiliation , affinity , attachment , connective , friendship , interrelationship , liaison , marriage , obligation , relationship , restraint , union , agreement , bargain , certificate , collateral , compact , convention , covenant , debenture , guaranty , pact , pledge , promise , security , transaction , warrant , warranty , word , hobble , iron , knot , ligament , vinculum , yoke , contract , adherence , adhesion , cohesion , bail , bondage , captivity , constraint , copula , fetters , glue , gordian knot , hold , ligation , manacles , mortgage , note , pl. imprisonment , pl. shackles , recognizance , vow

verb

bind , connect , fix , fuse , glue , gum , paste , stickum , adhere , cleave , cling , cohere , stick , adhesive , agreement , allegiance , association , bail , binder , blue , bound , cement , certificate , chain , composure , constraint , contract , covenant , duty , engage , fasten , friendship , guarantee , hold , irons , knot , ligament , ligature , link , marriage , network , nexus , obligation , security , shackle , surety , tie , union , unite , vinculum , vow