Bondage

Bondage: "A state of being bound usually by compulsion; servitude or subjugation to a controlling person or force"

Domination: "supremacy or preeminence over another; exercise of mastery or preponderant influence"

Masochism: "A sexual perversion characterized by pleasure in being subjected to pain or humiliation esp. by a love object; pleasure in being abused or dominated"

Sadism: "A sexual perversion in which gratification is obtained by the infliction of physical or mental pain on others; delight in cruelty"

Sadomasochism: "The derivation of pleasure from the infliction of physical or mental pain either on others or on oneself"

Submission: "An act of submitting to the authority or control of another"

DSM: A composite acronym for "B&D" (bondage & discipline); "D&S" (dominance & submission); and "S&M" (sadomasochism). Used to refer to any consensual activities or lifestyles between adults which include some or all of these things. The term "BDSM" is used in a general sense to describe any situation or practice which includes erotic power exchange, dominance and submission, pain play, bondage, sensation play, or anything related to these.