English noun: bondage | |||
1. | bondage (state) the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power | ||
Samples | He 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 | ||
Synonyms | slavery, 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 | ||