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noun
adj
verb
noun
- someone who kills by strangling
- One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
- necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
- an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation
- a high tight collar
- One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
- One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.
- (slang) Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.
- (fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
- A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.
noun
- someone who kills by strangling
- Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.
- an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
- An epiphyte whose aerial roots eventually strangle the tree on which it grows.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
- lean end of the neck
- the lean end of a neck of veal
- (UK, slang, derogatory) A chav or ned; a stereotypically loud and aggressive person of lower social class.
- (Australia, slang, derogatory) A rough or unkempt woman.
- (Scotland) A scrog.
- A ragged, stunted tree or branch.
noun
- The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
- The result of something being choked.
- The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
- The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breathe.
- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
verb
adj
noun
- (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
- A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
- (electronics) A choking coil.
- A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
- The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
- A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
- A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
- a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
- a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
verb
- (transitive) To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
- (transitive) To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
- (intransitive) To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (transitive) To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.
- (golf, baseball, transitive) To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
- (transitive) To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.
- (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
- (intransitive, fluid mechanics, of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
- (transitive) To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
- To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
- (intransitive) To be checked or stopped, as if by choking
- (transitive) To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
- (transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
- (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- check or slow down the action or effect of
- reduce the air supply
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- wring the neck of
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- become or cause to become obstructed
- cause to retch or choke
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- be too tight; rub or press
- breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
noun
- The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
- The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
- the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
- (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
noun
- a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
- complete power over a person or situation
- (figurative, by extension) A powerful and restrictive control or influence over something.
- (martial arts, wrestling) A grappling hold around a person's neck, especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm, cutting off the flow of blood to the brain and restricting breathing.
verb
verb
- confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
- (transitive) To handcuff.
- hit with the hand
- to get involved in a relationship with another person
- (transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
- (intransitive) To fight; to scuffle; to box.
- (transitive) To furnish with cuffs.
- To buffet.
- (transitive, slang) To enter into a committed romantic relationship with (someone).
noun
- shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
- the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
- A surgical procedure in which parts of the body that were not previously connected are stitched together.
- The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
- The end of a pants leg when folded up.
- (informal, plural only) A handcuff.
- (Scotland) The scruff of the neck.
- A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
verb
noun
verb
noun
noun
- A handcuff.
- An elastic band worn to keep a glove from slipping off the wrist.
- A decorative band or bracelet that encircles the wearer's wrist; especially, a closely knitted one to keep it warm; a muffetee.
- A small handbag with a short strap for attaching it to the wearer's wrist.
- a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
noun
verb
verb
- (transitive) To strangle or choke someone.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
- (transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
- (transitive) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
- (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
- (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- reduce the air supply
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
noun
- The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
- A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
- a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
verb
noun
- (Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.
- A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
- A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- (military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
- (slang) A police record.
- A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
- The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
- (Appalachia) A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
- a short coat
- an outer wrapping or casing
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
- the outer skin of a potato
noun
- A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.
- a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
verb
noun
- A hold for restraining another person by immobilizing their hand.
- A locking mechanism that operates by hand.
- A restraint that attaches to the wrist, especially a shackle or handcuff.
- Immobilization of the hand.
- shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
verb
noun
- A tight grip.
- Alternative form of clinch (“the act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed”).
- (engineering) A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
- A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.
- the act of grasping
- a small slip noose made with seizing
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
- (transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
- (transitive) To stifle or suppress.
- (intransitive) To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- prevent the progress or free movement of
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- suppress in order to conceal or hide
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- die from strangulation
noun
verb
noun
- A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
- (uncountable) Confinement in a jail.
- In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.
- (computing, FreeBSD, usually uncountable) A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance.
- (horse racing, uncountable) The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).
- a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
noun
noun
- The act of entangling.
- (military) An obstruction placed in front or on the flank of a fortification, to impede an enemy's approach.
- (nautical) An obstruction of cables and spars across a river or harbour entrance.
- The condition of being deeply involved and intricated (with politics, a group, another person, etc.)
- (physics) Ellipsis of quantum entanglement.
- The condition, or an instance, of being romantically or sexually involved with another person; an affair.
- an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
verb
- To bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.
- (transferred sense, figurative) To restrain; to limit.
- To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.
- cut the wings off (of birds)
- bind the arms of
noun
- A wing.
- (mechanical engineering) The smallest gear in a gear train.
- A moth of the genus Lithophane.
- (ornithology) Any of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing.
- (ornithology) The joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body.
- wing of a bird
- a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
adj
noun
- (finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
- (law) A bail bond.
- (railways) A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.
- Moral or political duty or obligation.
- (law) A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
- Any constraining or cementing force or material.
- (construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.
- A peasant; churl.
- An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.
- (by ellipsis) Bond paper.
- (often in the plural) A physical connection which binds, a band.
- A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.
- (chemistry) A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
- (Scotland) A mortgage.
- A binding agreement, a covenant.
- A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.
- (uncountable) The state of being stored in a bonded warehouse
- a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- 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
- a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
- a connection that fastens things together
- an electrical force linking atoms
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
verb
- (transitive, electricity) To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
- (transitive) To put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.
- (transitive, chemistry) To form a chemical compound with.
- (transitive, construction) To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
- (transitive) To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
- (transitive) To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
- To bail out by means of a bail bond.
- (transitive) To cause to adhere (one material with another).
- To form a friendship or emotional connection.
- issue bonds on
- bring together in a common cause or emotion
- stick to firmly
- create social or emotional ties
adv
noun
noun
- someone who kills by strangling
- One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
- necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
- an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation
- a high tight collar
- One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
- One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.
- (slang) Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.
- (fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
- A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.
noun
- someone who kills by strangling
- Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.
- an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
- An epiphyte whose aerial roots eventually strangle the tree on which it grows.
noun
- The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
- The result of something being choked.
- The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
- The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breathe.
- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
verb
adj
noun
- (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
- A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
- (electronics) A choking coil.
- A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
- The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
- A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
- A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
- a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
- a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
verb
- (transitive) To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
- (transitive) To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
- (intransitive) To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (transitive) To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.
- (golf, baseball, transitive) To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
- (transitive) To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.
- (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
- (intransitive, fluid mechanics, of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
- (transitive) To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
- To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
- (intransitive) To be checked or stopped, as if by choking
- (transitive) To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
- (transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
- (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- check or slow down the action or effect of
- reduce the air supply
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- wring the neck of
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- become or cause to become obstructed
- cause to retch or choke
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- be too tight; rub or press
- breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
noun
- The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
- The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
- the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
- (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
noun
- a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
- complete power over a person or situation
- (figurative, by extension) A powerful and restrictive control or influence over something.
- (martial arts, wrestling) A grappling hold around a person's neck, especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm, cutting off the flow of blood to the brain and restricting breathing.
verb
verb
noun
noun
- A handcuff.
- An elastic band worn to keep a glove from slipping off the wrist.
- A decorative band or bracelet that encircles the wearer's wrist; especially, a closely knitted one to keep it warm; a muffetee.
- A small handbag with a short strap for attaching it to the wearer's wrist.
- a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
noun
verb
noun
- A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.
- a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
verb
noun
- A hold for restraining another person by immobilizing their hand.
- A locking mechanism that operates by hand.
- A restraint that attaches to the wrist, especially a shackle or handcuff.
- Immobilization of the hand.
- shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
verb
noun
- A tight grip.
- Alternative form of clinch (“the act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed”).
- (engineering) A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
- A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.
- the act of grasping
- a small slip noose made with seizing
verb
noun
noun
- The act of entangling.
- (military) An obstruction placed in front or on the flank of a fortification, to impede an enemy's approach.
- (nautical) An obstruction of cables and spars across a river or harbour entrance.
- The condition of being deeply involved and intricated (with politics, a group, another person, etc.)
- (physics) Ellipsis of quantum entanglement.
- The condition, or an instance, of being romantically or sexually involved with another person; an affair.
- an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
verb
noun
verb
noun
- a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
- lean end of the neck
- the lean end of a neck of veal
- (UK, slang, derogatory) A chav or ned; a stereotypically loud and aggressive person of lower social class.
- (Australia, slang, derogatory) A rough or unkempt woman.
- (Scotland) A scrog.
- A ragged, stunted tree or branch.
verb
- confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
- (transitive) To handcuff.
- hit with the hand
- to get involved in a relationship with another person
- (transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
- (intransitive) To fight; to scuffle; to box.
- (transitive) To furnish with cuffs.
- To buffet.
- (transitive, slang) To enter into a committed romantic relationship with (someone).
noun
- shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
- the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
- A surgical procedure in which parts of the body that were not previously connected are stitched together.
- The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
- The end of a pants leg when folded up.
- (informal, plural only) A handcuff.
- (Scotland) The scruff of the neck.
- A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To strangle or choke someone.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
- (transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
- (transitive) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
- (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
- (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- reduce the air supply
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
noun
- The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
- A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
- a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
verb
noun
- (Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.
- A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
- A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- (military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
- (slang) A police record.
- A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
- The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
- (Appalachia) A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
- a short coat
- an outer wrapping or casing
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
- the outer skin of a potato
verb
- (intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
- (transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
- (transitive) To stifle or suppress.
- (intransitive) To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- prevent the progress or free movement of
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- suppress in order to conceal or hide
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- die from strangulation
noun
verb
noun
- A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
- (uncountable) Confinement in a jail.
- In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.
- (computing, FreeBSD, usually uncountable) A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance.
- (horse racing, uncountable) The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).
- a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
verb
- To bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.
- (transferred sense, figurative) To restrain; to limit.
- To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.
- cut the wings off (of birds)
- bind the arms of
noun
- A wing.
- (mechanical engineering) The smallest gear in a gear train.
- A moth of the genus Lithophane.
- (ornithology) Any of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing.
- (ornithology) The joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body.
- wing of a bird
- a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
adj
verb
adj
noun
- (finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
- (law) A bail bond.
- (railways) A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.
- Moral or political duty or obligation.
- (law) A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
- Any constraining or cementing force or material.
- (construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.
- A peasant; churl.
- An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.
- (by ellipsis) Bond paper.
- (often in the plural) A physical connection which binds, a band.
- A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.
- (chemistry) A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
- (Scotland) A mortgage.
- A binding agreement, a covenant.
- A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.
- (uncountable) The state of being stored in a bonded warehouse
- a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- 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
- a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
- a connection that fastens things together
- an electrical force linking atoms
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
verb
- (transitive, electricity) To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
- (transitive) To put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.
- (transitive, chemistry) To form a chemical compound with.
- (transitive, construction) To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
- (transitive) To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
- (transitive) To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
- To bail out by means of a bail bond.
- (transitive) To cause to adhere (one material with another).
- To form a friendship or emotional connection.
- issue bonds on
- bring together in a common cause or emotion
- stick to firmly
- create social or emotional ties