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Tie down   /taɪ daʊn/   Listen
Tie down

verb
1.
Secure with or as if with ropes.  Synonyms: bind, tie up, truss.  "Tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
2.
Restrain from independence by an obligation.






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"Tie down" Quotes from Famous Books



... about feeling lonesome for Rebecca and wishing I might assist Tim who seemed busy in some undertaking. I watched him tie down a canvas covering over a loaded cart and caught his glance, which seemed to beckon me. I walked over to the mule's side and patted its ...
— The Blue Birds' Winter Nest • Lillian Elizabeth Roy



Words linked to "Tie down" :   secure, restrain, confine, chain up, fasten, faggot up, obligate, oblige, hog-tie, fagot, hold, faggot, fix



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