n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1677
1 : to lap (as brick) for solidity of construction
2 a : to secure payment of duties and taxes on (goods) by giving a bond b : to convert into a debt secured by bonds c : to provide a bond for or cause to provide such a bond < bond an employee>
3 a : to cause to adhere firmly b : to embed in a matrix c : to hold together in a molecule or crystal by chemical bonds
intransitive verb
1 : to hold together or solidify by or as if by means of a bond or binder
2 : to form a close relationship especially through frequent association <the new mother bond ed with her child>
– bond · able \ ' bän-d ə -b ə l \ adjective
– bond · er noun