strong connection
1 [C] ~ (between A and B) something that forms a connection between people or groups, such as a feeling of friendship or shared ideas and experiences:
A bond of friendship had been forged between them. * The agreement strengthened the bonds between the two countries. * the special bond between mother and child
money
2 [C] an agreement by a government or a company to pay you interest on the money you have lent; a document containing this agreement:
government bonds
seealsoJUNKBOND
3 [U] (law) (especially AmE) a sum of money that is paid as BAIL:
He was released on $5000 bond.
ropes / chains
4 (bonds) [pl.] (formal) the ropes or chains keeping sb prisoner; anything that stops you from being free to do what you want:
to release sb from their bonds * the bonds of oppression / injustice
legal agreement
5 [C] (formal) a legal written agreement or promise:
We entered into a solemn bond.
join
6 [C] the way in which two things are joined together:
a firm bond between the two surfaces
chemistry
7 [C] the way in which ATOMS are held together in a chemical compound
IDIOMS see WORDn.
Part of speech: verb
join firmly
1 ~ (A and B) (together)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for bond is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is bond a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, bond is tagged as noun.
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