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n. an electrical force linking atoms

n. British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

n. a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

n. 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

bail, bail bond, bond

n. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"

bond

v. issue bonds on

bond, bring together, draw together

v. bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together"

bind, tie, attach, bond

v. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

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bond, enthralled, enslaved, in bondage

adj. held in slavery; "born of enslaved parents"

cling, clingstone

n. fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

cohesion

n. (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid

text file, document

n. (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

collateral

n. a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

obligation

n. a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

dedication, inscription

n. a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

relation

n. (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups; "international relations"

kinship, family relationship, relationship

n. (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

cement

v. bind or join with or as if with cement

stick

v. fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"

seal

v. close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax"

tape

v. fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"

bind

v. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

fasten

v. become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"

lodge, wedge, stick, deposit

v. put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

commit, practice

v. engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"

obligate

v. commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"

enact, reenact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

exert, exercise

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed

adj. being in captivity

downtrodden

adj. abused or oppressed by people in power

subjugated

adj. reduced to submission; "subjugated peoples"

servile(a)

adj. relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants; "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection"; "the servile wars of Sicily"; "servile work"

slaveholding

adj. allowing slavery; "the slaveholding South"

slave

adj. held in servitude; "he was born of slave parents"

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