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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adj
Pronunciation: /bɒnd/

Definition 1:
• Subject to the tenure called bondage.

Definition 2:
• In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free.

Definition 3:
• Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.
Example: bond fear
Name

Definition 1:
• A surname originating as an occupation.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 2:
• A unisex given name from Old Norse.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 3:
• An unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 4:
• A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi, United States.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 5:
• An unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States.
Labels: countable, uncountable
Noun
Pronunciation: /bɒnd/

Definition 1:
• A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
Labels: law, countable, uncountable

Definition 2:
• A peasant; churl.

Definition 3:
• A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
Example: Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
Example: Many say that government and corporate bonds are a good investment to balance against a portfolio consisting primarily of stocks.
Labels: business, finance, countable, uncountable

Definition 4:
• A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.

Definition 5:
• A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 6:
• A physical connection which binds, a band.
Example: The prisoner was brought before the tribunal in iron bonds.
Labels: countable, in-plural, often, uncountable

Definition 7:
• An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.
Example: They had grown up as friends and neighbors, and not even vastly differing political views could break the bond of their friendship.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 8:
• Moral or political duty or obligation.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 9:
• A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
Example: Organic chemistry primarily consists of the study of carbon bonds, in their many variations.
Labels: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, countable, uncountable

Definition 10:
• A binding agreement, a covenant.
Example: You could rely on him. His word was his bond.
Example: Herbert resented his wife for subjecting him to the bonds of matrimony; he claimed they had gotten married while drunk.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 11:
• The state of being stored in a bonded warehouse
Example: liquor bottled in bond
Labels: uncountable

Definition 12:
• A bail bond.
Example: The bailiff released the prisoner as soon as the bond was posted.
Labels: law, countable, uncountable

Definition 13:
• Bond paper.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 14:
• Any constraining or cementing force or material.
Example: A bond of superglue adhered the teacups to the ceiling, much to the consternation of the cafe owners.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 15:
• In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: bondwork
Labels: business, construction, manufacturing, countable, uncountable

Definition 16:
• A mortgage.
Labels: Scotland, countable, uncountable

Definition 17:
• A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.
Labels: railways, transport, countable, uncountable
Verb
Pronunciation: /bɒnd/

Definition 1:
• To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
Example: The gargantuan ape was bonded in iron chains and carted onto the stage.
Labels: transitive

Definition 2:
• To cause to adhere (one material with another).
Example: The children bonded their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage.
Labels: transitive

Definition 3:
• To form a chemical compound with.
Example: Under unusual conditions, even gold can be made to bond with other elements.
Labels: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transitive

Definition 4:
• To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
Example: The contractor was bonded with a local underwriter.
Labels: transitive

Definition 5:
• To form a friendship or emotional connection.
Example: The men had bonded while serving together in Vietnam.

Definition 6:
• To put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.
Labels: transitive

Definition 7:
• To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
Labels: business, construction, manufacturing, transitive

Definition 8:
• To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
Example: A house's distribution panel should always be bonded to the grounding rods via a panel bond.
Labels: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, transitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bond