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English noun: bondage

1. bondage (state) the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power


SamplesHe was in bondage to fear.
He sought release from his bondage to Satan.
A self freed from the bondage of time.


Broader (hypernym)subjection, subjugation

2. bondage (state) the state of being under the control of another person


Synonymsslavery, thraldom, thrall, thralldom


Broader (hypernym)subjection, subjugation


Narrower (hyponym)bonded labor, serfdom, serfhood, servitude, vassalage

3. bondage (act) sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners


Broader (hypernym)sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice









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