tie (sb/sth) down
— phrasal verb with tie uk/taɪ/us/taɪ/verb present participle tying, past tense and past participle tied
to hold someone or something in place with ropes:
Tie down anything that might blow away in the storm.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fastening and tying
- attach
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up
- bolt
- bound
- bow 1
- buckle
- buckle up
- hobble
- ligature
- mount
- nail
- put sth up
- reef knot
- rivet
- rope
- tie
- truss
- tying
- yoke
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