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Verb: tie down  tI dawn
  1. Secure with (or as if with) ropes in order to prevent movement or escape
    "tie down the prisoners"
    - tie up, bind, truss
     
  2. Restrain from independence by an obligation
    "He was tied down by his work"

Derived forms: tied down, ties down, tying down

See also: tie

Type of: bind, confine, hold, obligate, oblige, restrain

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tidiness
tidings
tidy
tidy sum
tidy tips
tidy up
tidytips
tie
tie beam
tie clip
tie down
tie in
tie rack
tie rod
tie tack
tie the knot
tie up
tieback
tiebreaker
tied
tied up