1
[ verb ] secure with or as if with ropes

Synonyms

tie_up bind truss

Examples

"tie down the prisoners" "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"

Related terms

restrain chain_up hog-tie faggot faggot fasten

2
[ verb ] restrain from independence by an obligation

Examples

"He was tied down by his work"

Related terms

oblige

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