n. 1 tie(s), shackles, chains, fetters, manacles, handcuffs, trammels, thongs, cord(s), rope(s); restraint(s), constraint(s), check(s), control(s), rein(s) The council is hampered by the bonds of the old regulations 2 covenant, pact, contract, agreement, engagement, compact, treaty To unite the party a bond of confederacy was formed 3 connection, link, linkage, union, tie, relationship The main bond between us was a shared love of the theatre The bond between the veneer and the board should hold with a little more glue.
v. 4 cement, bind, hold together, stick, cohere They use mortar to bond the bricks together