单词 | tie someone down |
释义 | (phrasal verb) We'd agreed from the beginning not to tie each other down. Synonyms restrict The shoulder straps restrict movement. inhibit buildings which inhibit the supply of light and air constrain I was constrained by family commitments. cramp She was worried that her dad would cramp her style. shackle The trade unions are shackled by the law. cramp someone's style Additional synonymsin the sense of constrain Definition to limit, restrict, or inhibit I was constrained by family commitments. Synonyms restrict, confine, curb, restrain, rein, constrict, hem in, straiten, check, chainin the sense of cramp Definition to confine or restrict She was worried that her dad would cramp her style. Synonyms restrict, hamper, inhibit, hinder, check, handicap, confine, hamstring, constrain, obstruct, impede, shackle, circumscribe, encumberin the sense of inhibit Definition to restrain or hinder (an impulse or desire) buildings which inhibit the supply of light and air Synonyms hinder, stop, prevent, check, bar, arrest, frustrate, curb, restrain, constrain, obstruct, impede, bridle, stem the flow of, throw a spanner in the works of, hold back or in Nearby words of |
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