ALL meanings of bond
bond
B b - countable noun bond A bond between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them. 3
- verb bond When people bond with each other, they form a relationship based on love or shared beliefs and experiences. You can also say that people bond or that something bonds them. 3
- countable noun bond A bond between people or groups is a close connection that they have with each other, for example because they have a special agreement. 3
- noun plural bond Bonds are feelings, duties, or customs that force you to behave in a particular way. 3
- countable noun bond A bond between two things is the way in which they stick to one another or are joined in some way. 3
- verb bond When one thing bonds with another, it sticks to it or becomes joined to it in some way. You can also say that two things bond together, or that something bonds them together. 3
- countable noun bond When a government or company issues a bond, it borrows money from investors. The certificate which is issued to investors who lend money is also called a bond. 3
- noun bond something that binds, fastens, or holds together, such as a chain or rope 3
- noun bond something that brings or holds people together; tie 3
- noun bond something that restrains or imprisons; captivity or imprisonment 3
- noun bond something that governs behaviour; obligation; duty 3
- noun bond a written or spoken agreement, esp a promise 3
- noun bond adhesive quality or strength 3
- noun bond a certificate of debt issued in order to raise funds. It carries a fixed rate of interest and is repayable with or without security at a specified future date 3
- noun bond a written acknowledgment of an obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract 3
- noun bond a policy guaranteeing payment of a stated sum to an employer in compensation for financial losses incurred through illegal or unauthorized acts of an employee 3
- noun bond any of various arrangements of bricks or stones in a wall in which they overlap so as to provide strength 3
- verb bond to hold or be held together, as by a rope or an adhesive; bind; connect 3
- verb bond to join (metallic parts of an aircraft) together such that they are electrically interconnected 3
- verb bond to put or hold (goods) in bond 3
- verb bond to place under bond 3
- verb bond to issue bonds on; mortgage 3
- verb bond to arrange (bricks, etc) in a bond 3
- noun bond Edward. born 1934, British dramatist: his plays, including Saved (1965), Lear (1971), Restoration (1981), and In the Company of Men (1990), are noted for their violent imagery and socialist commitment 3
- noun bond anything that binds, fastens, or restrains 3
- noun bond fetters; shackles 3
- noun bond imprisonment; captivity 3
- noun bond a binding or uniting force; tie; link 3
- noun bond a fastening or adhesion, as by glue, solder, etc. 3
- noun bond a binding agreement; covenant 3
- noun bond a duty or obligation imposed by a contract, promise, etc. 3
- noun bond a substance or device, as glue, solder, or a chain, which holds things together or unites them 3
- noun bond bond paper 3
- noun bond a unit of combining capacity equivalent to one atom of hydrogen: represented in structural formulas by a dash or dot 3
- noun bond an electrostatic attraction between atoms or groups of atoms that forms a stable aggregate unit, such as a molecule or metal 3
- noun bond an agreement by an agency holding taxable or dutiable goods that taxes or duties on them will be paid before they are sold 3
- noun bond the condition of goods kept in a warehouse until taxes or duties are paid 3
- noun bond an insurance contract by which a bonding agency guarantees payment of a specified sum to the payee in the event of a financial loss caused as by the act of a specified employee or by some contingency over which the payee has no control 3
- noun bond an interest-bearing certificate issued by a government or business, promising to pay the holder a specified sum on a specified date: it is a common means of raising capital funds 3
- noun bond a written obligation to pay specified sums, or to do or not do specified things 3
- noun bond an amount paid as surety or bail 3
- noun bond a bondsman, or surety 3
- noun bond the way in which bricks, stones, etc. are lapped upon one another in building 3
- verb transitive bond to connect or fasten with or as with a bond; bind 3
- verb transitive bond to furnish a bond, or bail, and thus become a surety for (someone) 3
- verb transitive bond to place or hold (goods) in or under bond 3
- verb transitive bond to issue interest-bearing certificates on 3
- verb transitive bond to put under bonded debt 3
- verb transitive bond to arrange (timbers, bricks, etc.) in a pattern that gives strength 3
- intransitive verb bond to connect, hold together, or solidify by or as by a bond 3