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bond [ bond ]

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bɑːnd ]
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bɒnd ]
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Noun

1. A relationship between people or groups based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences.

there was a bond of understanding between them

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2. A connection between two surfaces or objects that have been joined together, especially by means of an adhesive substance, heat, or pressure.

there was no effective bond between the concrete and the steel

3. A strong force of attraction holding atoms together in a molecule or crystal, resulting from the sharing or transfer of electrons.

Pairs of electrons that are not shared in covalent bonds are lone pairs.

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4. (bonds) Ropes, chains, or other restraints used to restrict someone's movement or hold something in place.

he stooped over the trussed man and tested his bonds

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5. An agreement with legal force.

Marriage as a legal bond may become outdated, but I doubt it.

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6. A deed by which a person is committed to make payment to another.

But the spreads widened instead after Russia defaulted on its bond payments.

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7. A mortgage.

Naturally people with bonds, loans and the likes will have something left in their pocket.

8. A certificate issued by a government or a public company promising to repay borrowed money at a fixed rate of interest at a specified time.

Governments and corporations issue bonds when they need to raise money.

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9. An insurance policy held by a company, which protects against losses resulting from circumstances such as bankruptcy.

Instead of doing that, they signed up to an insurance bond.

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10. A sum of money paid as bail.

There was always bail bonds and second chances.

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11. A pattern in which bricks are laid in order to ensure the strength of the resulting structure.

English bond

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Verb

1. Join or be joined securely to something else, especially by means of an adhesive substance, heat, or pressure.

this material will bond well to stainless steel rods

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2. Establish a relationship or link with someone based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences.

Teams even use these holidays as good bonding exercises.

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3. Join or be joined by a chemical bond.

neutral molecules bond to the central atom

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4. Lay (bricks) in an overlapping pattern so as to form a strong structure.

The projecting bastions are drum-shaped, built of stone laced with horizontal bonding courses of red tile.

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5. Place (dutiable goods) in bond.

Joint guarantee provided by several bonding companies are allowed.

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Origin

1. Middle English variant of band.

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