bondage
/ˈbɑn.dɪd͡ʒ/ noun C1- The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery. · debt bondage
- The state of lacking freedom; constraint. · He lived in financial bondage to his cocaine habit; no matter how much he earned, it all seemed to disappear up his nose.
- The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling.
- Applied to clothing with many buckles, zips, etc., associated with punk and goth subcultures. · bondage trousers; bondage jeans; bondage pants
Plural bondages
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We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage.”
“She has held all the Munchkins in bondage for many years, making them slave for her night and day.
Once in a while she would pass a house, and the people came out to look at her and bow low as she went by; for everyone knew she had been the means of destroying the Wicked Witch and setting them free from bondage.
The people greeted Dorothy kindly, and invited her to supper and to pass the night with them; for this was the home of one of the richest Munchkins in the land, and his friends were gathered with him to celebrate their freedom from the bondage of the Wicked Witch.
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