bond
/bɑnd/ verb C2- To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind. · The gargantuan ape was bonded in iron chains and carted onto the stage.
- To cause to adhere (one material with another). · The children bonded their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage.
- To form a chemical compound with. · Under unusual conditions, even gold can be made to bond with other elements.
- To guarantee or secure a financial risk. · The contractor was bonded with a local underwriter.
- To form a friendship or emotional connection. · The men had bonded while serving together in Vietnam.
- To put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.
- To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
- To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors). · A house's distribution panel should always be bonded to the grounding rods via a panel bond.
He/she/it bonds · Past bonded · Past participle bonded · -ing form bonding
Verb forms
- Base form
- bond
- He/she/it
- bonds
- Past
- bonded
- Past participle
- bonded
- -ing form
- bonding
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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2704, and then we will drop into one of the Bond Street picture galleries and fill in the time until we are due at the hotel.”
Opinions held in common are a ready bond of union.”
“Excellent; he presented himself this morning with a bond of 40,000 francs, payable at sight, on you, signed by Busoni, and returned by you to me, with your endorsement—of course, I immediately counted him over the forty bank-notes.”
There is also a remarkable bond among the diverse members of the lifeboat crew.
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