bond

bond¹ W3 [bɔnd US ba:nd] n

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1¦(money)¦

2¦(relationship)¦

3 bonds

4¦(with glue)¦

5¦(chemistry)¦

6¦(written agreement)¦

7 my word is my bond

8 in/out of bond

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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old Norse; Origin: band]

1.) ¦(MONEY)¦

an official document promising that a government or company will pay back money that it has borrowed, often with ↑interest

▪ My father put all his money into stock market bonds.

▪ furious trading on the bond market

2.) ¦(RELATIONSHIP)¦

something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea

→↑tie bond between

▪ the emotional bond between mother and child

bond with

▪ the United States' special bond with Britain

bond of

▪ lifelong bonds of family and friendship

3.) bonds [plural] literary

something that limits your freedom and prevents you from doing what you want

bonds of

▪ the bonds of fear and guilt

4.) ¦(WITH GLUE)¦

the way in which two surfaces become attached to each other using glue

▪ Use a glue gun to form a strong bond on wood or china.

5.) ¦(CHEMISTRY)¦

technical the chemical force that holds atoms together in a ↑molecule

▪ In each methane molecule there are four CH bonds.

6.) ¦(WRITTEN AGREEMENT)¦

a written agreement to do something, that makes you legally responsible for doing it

→↑contract

7.) my word is my bond

formal used to say that you will definitely do what you have promised

8.) in/out of bond

technical in or out of a ↑bonded warehouse

bond ²

bond² v

1.)

if two things bond with each other, they become firmly fixed together, especially after they have been joined with glue

▪ It takes less than 10 minutes for the two surfaces to bond.

2.) [I]

to develop a special relationship with someone

bond with

▪ Time must be given for the mother to bond with her baby.

3.) [T] [i]technical

to keep goods in a bonded warehouse