bondage.

1. The physical restraint of someone by chains, ropes, or similar means.

2. A condition of enslavement or severe subjection to another’s power.

3. The use of physical restraint as a consensual adult sexual practice.

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Words that belong together

• held in bondage
• escape from bondage

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The loosened cord offered the first prospect of escape from bondage.

Their bondage prevented them from reaching the fallen key.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.