3. (noun)alliance, bond a connection based on kinship or marriage or commoninterest "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
4. (noun)bail, bail bond, bond (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accusedperson fails to appear in court for trial "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
5. (noun)shackle, bond, hamper, trammel a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
6. (noun)attachment, bond a connection that fastens things together
8. (noun)Bond, Julian Bond 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)
10. (verb)adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
11. (verb)adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to stick to firmly "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
12. (verb)bind, tie, attach, bond create social or emotional ties "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
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