BOND

I. noun see: band Date: 12th century something that binds or restrains ; fetter , a binding agreement ; covenant , 3. a band or cord used to tie something, a material or device for binding, an attractive force that holds together the atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal, an adhesive, cementing material, or fusible ingredient that combines, unites, or strengthens, a uniting or binding element or force ; tie , 5. an obligation made binding by a money forfeit, one who acts as bail or surety, an interest-bearing certificate of public or private indebtedness, an insurance agreement pledging surety for financial loss caused to another by the act or default of a third person or by some contingency over which the third person may have no control, the systematic lapping of brick in a wall, the state of goods made, stored, or transported under the care of ~ed agencies until the duties or taxes on them are paid, a 100-proof straight whiskey aged at least four years under government supervision before being bottled, ~ paper , II. verb Date: 1677 transitive verb to lap (as brick) for solidity of construction, 2. to secure payment of duties and taxes on (goods) by giving a ~, to convert into a debt secured by ~s, to provide a ~ for or cause to provide such a ~ , 3. to cause to adhere firmly, to embed in a matrix, to hold together in a molecule or crystal by chemical ~s, intransitive verb to hold together or solidify by or as if by means of a ~ or binder, to form a close relationship especially through frequent association , ~able adjective ~er noun III. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~e, from ~e customary tenant, from Old English bōnda householder, from Old Norse bōndi Date: 14th century bound in slavery