bondage

noun [U] (SEX)

/ˈbɒn.dɪdʒ/

/ˈbɑːn-/

Definition

› the activity of tying parts of a person's body so that they cannot move in order to get or give sexual pleasure: They were into (= they liked) bondage. bondage gearSexual activity in generalPhysical and sexual assault and abduction

(Definition of bondage noun (SEX) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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bond noun (JOIN)
bond noun (PROMISE)
bond noun (ROPES)
bond verb (JOIN)
bond verb (MAKE CONNECTION)
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bondage noun (SLAVE)
bondholder noun
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