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tie down

DEFINITIONS OF: tie down

1

v secure with or as if with ropes

“tie down the prisoners”
Synonyms:
bind, tie up, truss
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chain up
tie up with chains
faggot, faggot up, fagot
bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot
faggot, fagot
fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them
hog-tie
tie together somebody's limbs
Type of:
confine, hold, restrain
to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement

v restrain from independence by an obligation

“He was tied down by his work”
Type of:
bind, hold, obligate, oblige
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
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