Bonded
//ˈbɒndɪd// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of bond form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Secured by bond. not-comparable
"bonded duties"
- 2 Joined securely, either with adhesive, heat process or pressure. not-comparable
"To save weight, good use is made of resin-bonded glass fibre."
- 3 Synonym of bottled in bond. not-comparable
"Harry Meadows ... was in his late forties, ate too much, chain-smoked cheap cigars, drank bonded Bourbon, and was, in the words of his doctor, the Western world's leading candidate for a huge coronary infarction."
Example
More examples"All of his friends were body pillows, and all of hers were dolls; so they bonded over their fondness for animating the inanimate. However, because they were not inanimate objects but people with complex emotions, their relationship was sometimes strained."
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