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BOND

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A connection that fastens things together

Synonyms:

attachment; bond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bond" is a kind of...):

connecter; connection; connective; connector; connexion (an instrumentality that connects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bond"):

ligament (any connection or unifying bond)

Derivation:

bond (stick to firmly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

Synonyms:

bond; hamper; shackle; trammel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bond" is a kind of...):

constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bond"):

ball and chain (heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain)

fetter; hobble (a shackle for the ankles or feet)

cuff; handcuff; handlock; manacle (shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs)

chains; irons (metal shackles; for hands or legs)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

Example:

a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion

Synonyms:

adherence; adhesion; adhesiveness; bond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("bond" is a kind of...):

stickiness (the property of sticking to a surface)

Derivation:

bond (stick to firmly)

Sense 4

Meaning:

British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

Synonyms:

Bond; James Bond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

Sense 5

Meaning:

United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)

Synonyms:

Bond; Julian Bond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

civil rights activist; civil rights leader; civil rights worker (a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups)

Sense 6

Meaning:

An electrical force linking atoms

Synonyms:

bond; chemical bond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("bond" is a kind of...):

attraction; attractive force (the force by which one object attracts another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bond"):

peptide bond; peptide linkage (the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide)

metallic bond (a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs)

electrostatic bond; electrovalent bond; ionic bond (a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion)

hydrogen bond (a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond)

cross-link; cross-linkage (a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule)

covalent bond (a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule)

Sense 7

Meaning:

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

Example:

a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman

Synonyms:

bail; bail bond; bond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("bond" is a kind of...):

recognisance; recognizance ((law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited)

Domain category:

criminal law (the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal

Synonyms:

bond; bond certificate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("bond" is a kind of...):

certificate; security (a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends)

certificate of indebtedness; debt instrument; obligation (a written promise to repay a debt)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bond"):

Premium Bond (a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries)

zero-coupon bond; zero coupon bond (a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security)

debenture; debenture bond; unsecured bond (the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future)

secured bond (a bond that is back by collateral)

revenue bond (a bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond)

registered bond (a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner)

post-obit bond (a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion)

performance bond; surety bond (a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance)

noncallable bond (a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity))

municipal bond (a bond issued by a state or local government)

high-yield bond; junk bond (a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit)

government bond (a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world)

bearer bond; coupon bond (a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments)

corporate bond (a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders)

convertible bond (a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions)

bond issue (bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity)

Derivation:

bond (issue bonds on)

Sense 9

Meaning:

A connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

Example:

their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them

Synonyms:

alliance; bond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("bond" is a kind of...):

connectedness; connection; connexion (a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bond"):

silver cord (the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring)

Derivation:

bond (bring together in a common cause or emotion)

bond (create social or emotional ties)

Sense 10

Meaning:

A superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

Synonyms:

bond; bond paper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("bond" is a kind of...):

writing paper (paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stick to firmly

Example:

Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?

Synonyms:

adhere; bind; bond; hold fast; stick; stick to

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "bond" is one way to...):

attach (become attached)

Verb group:

adhere; cleave; cling; cohere; stick (come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bond"):

bind (form a chemical bond with)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

bond (a connection that fastens things together)

bond (the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition)

bondable (capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bring together in a common cause or emotion

Example:

The death of their child had drawn them together

Synonyms:

bond; draw together

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "bond" is one way to...):

unify; unite (bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

bond (a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Issue bonds on

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "bond" is one way to...):

mortgage (put up as security or collateral)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

bond (a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Create social or emotional ties

Example:

The grandparents want to bond with the child

Synonyms:

attach; bind; bond; tie

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "bond" is one way to...):

relate (have or establish a relationship to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bond"):

fixate (attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way)

befriend (become friends with)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

bond (a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The first manifestation would reflect a need within you for sudden change when you feel you must break the bonds that have been tying you down.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding).

(Mixture, NCI Thesaurus)

Aspartyl Proteases (Aspartic Endopeptidases) have an acidic residue (aspartate) involved in the catalytic process, have a pH optimum below 5 and catalyze the cleavage of internal peptide bonds in a polypeptide or protein.

(Aspartyl Protease, NCI Thesaurus)

I was indifferent, therefore, to my school-fellows in general; but I united myself in the bonds of the closest friendship to one among them.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Family of enzymes which use a metal ion in the catalytic process and preferentially cleave the Gln-Gly peptide bond.

(Metalloproteinase, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

A gene that encodes a proteolytic enzyme that depends on a metal ion to catalyze peptide bond hydrolysis.

(Metalloproteinase Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

You have cheated and taken in my father, said the son; pray give him up his bond at once.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

NSF's Division of Materials Research supports discovery, synthesis and characterization of new types of materials, and studies to understand their crystal structures, chemical bonding and physical properties. said program director Birgit Schwenzer.

(Chemists find path to 'new blue' in meteorite minerals, National Science Foundation)

Due to the nature of their chemical bonds, organic materials are easier to compress, and NPG is widely used in the synthesis of paints, polyesters, plasticisers and lubricants.

(Green material for refrigeration identified, University of Cambridge)

Molecules called nucleotides, on opposite strands of the DNA double helix, that form chemical bonds with one another.

(Base pair, NCI Dictionary)