Associations to the word «Bondage»

Wiktionary

BONDAGE, noun. The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.
BONDAGE, noun. (by extension) The state of lacking freedom; constraint.
BONDAGE, noun. The practice of tying people up for sexual pleasure.
BONDAGE, noun. (attributive) Applied to clothing with many buckles, zips, etc., associated with punk and goth subcultures.
BONDAGE SUIT, noun. A close-fitting garment with attachments used for bondage

Dictionary definition

BONDAGE, noun. The state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power; "he was in bondage to fear:; "he sought release from his bondage to Satan"; "a self freed from the bondage of time".
BONDAGE, noun. The state of being under the control of another person.
BONDAGE, noun. Sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.