bond

Sense 1 noun

an electrical force linking atoms

Sense 2 verb

stick to firmly

Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?

Sense 3 noun

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

Sense 4 verb

create social or emotional ties

The grandparents want to bond with the child

Sense 5 noun

a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

the shifting alliances within a large family

Sense 6 verb

issue bonds on

Sense 7 noun

(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

Sense 8 verb

bring together in a common cause or emotion

The death of their child had drawn them together

Sense 9 noun

a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

Sense 10 noun

a connection that fastens things together

Sense 11 noun

a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

Sense 12 noun

the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

the mutual adhesiveness of cells