bond

1. (transitive)To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.

   The gargantuan ape was bonded in iron chains and carted onto the stage.

2. (transitive)To cause to adhere (one material with another).

   The children bonded their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage.

3. (transitive)To form a chemical compound with.

   Under unusual conditions, even gold can be made to bond with other elements.

4. (transitive)To guarantee or secure a financial risk.

   The contractor was bonded with a local underwriter.

5. To form a friendship or emotional connection.

   The men had bonded while serving together in Vietnam.

6. (transitive)To put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.

7. (transitive)To lay bricks in a specific pattern.

8. (transitive)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.

1. Currency and bond markets are relatively calm.

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2. Tom is currently out of jail on bond.

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3. Tom and his friends got together and formed a bond.

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4. Tom has been released on bond.

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5. I voted for the bond issue.

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