bondagenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbɒn.dɪdʒ/us/ˈbɑːn.dɪdʒ/bondage noun [ U ] (SLAVE)
literary the state of being another person's slave (= a person who is owned by them and has to work for them):
The slaves were kept in bondage until their death.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Lack of freedom to act
- be in bondage to sth idiom
- be locked in sth
- bound
- bound
- boxed in
- hand
- lock
- option
- paralysis
- paralytic
- qualified
- regimented
- sb's hands are tied idiom
- tether
- thumb
- tie
- tool
- tyranny
- under sb's thumb idiom
- under the heel of sth/sb idiom
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bondage noun [ U ] (SEX)
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 gear
Idiom(s)
be in bondage to sth