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2 VERB When people bond with each other, they form a relationship based on love or shared beliefs and experiences. You can also say that people bond or that something bonds them. □ [V + with ] Belinda was having difficulty bonding with the baby. □ [V ] They all bonded while writing graffiti together. □ [V n] What had bonded them instantly and so completely was their similar background. □ [V -ed] The players are bonded by a spirit that is rarely seen in an English team. [Also V n + with ] ●  bond|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  They expect bonding to occur naturally.

3 N‑COUNT A bond between people or groups is a close connection that they have with each other, for example because they have a special agreement. □ [+ between ] …the strong bond between church and nation. □ [+ with ] …her political bond with the American president.

4 N‑COUNT A bond between two things is the way in which they stick to one another or are joined in some way. □  The superglue may not create a bond with some plastics.

5 VERB When one thing bonds with another, it sticks to it or becomes joined to it in some way. You can also say that two things bond together , or that something bonds them together . □ [V + with ] Diamond may be strong in itself, but it does not bond well with other materials. □ [V with together ] In graphite sheets, carbon atoms bond together in rings. □ [be V -ed + together ] Strips of wood are bonded together and moulded by machine. [Also V n + with ]

6 N‑COUNT When a government or company issues a bond , it borrows money from investors. The certificate which is issued to investors who lend money is also called a bond . [BUSINESS ] □  Most of it will be financed by government bonds. □  …the recent sharp decline in bond prices.

7 → see also junk bond , premium bond COLLOCATIONS bond NOUN 1

adjective + bond : close, special, strong, unbreakable; common

verb + bond : create, forge, form; cement, strengthen

bond|age /bɒ nd I dʒ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Bondage is the condition of being someone's property and having to work for them. □  Masters sometimes allowed their slaves to buy their way out of bondage.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Bondage is the condition of not being free because you are strongly influenced by something or someone. [FORMAL ] □ [+ to ] All people, she said, lived their lives in bondage to hunger, pain and lust.

3 N‑UNCOUNT Bondage is the practice of being tied up or tying your partner up in order to gain sexual pleasure.

bond|ed /bɒ nd I d/ ADJ A bonded company has entered into a legal agreement which offers its customers some protection if the company does not fulfil its contract with them. [BUSINESS ] □  The company is a fully bonded member of the Association of British Travel Agents.

bond|holder /bɒ ndhoʊldə ^r / (bondholders ) also bond holder N‑COUNT A bondholder is a person who owns one or more investment bonds. [BUSINESS ]

bone ◆◇◇ /boʊ n/ (bones , boning , boned )

1 N‑VAR Your bones are the hard parts inside your body which together form your skeleton. □  Many passengers suffered broken bones. □  Stephen fractured a thigh bone. □  The body is made up primarily of bone, muscle, and fat. □  She scooped the chicken bones back into the stewpot.

2 VERB If you bone a piece of meat or fish, you remove the bones from it before cooking it. □ [V n] Make sure that you do not pierce the skin when boning the chicken thighs.

3 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A bone tool or ornament is made of bone. □  …a small, expensive pocketknife with a bone handle.

4 → see also marrow bone , T-bone steak