tie down

The fastening or securing of a load to its carrier by use of ropes, cables or other means to prevent shifting during transport. Also used (as a noun) to describe the material employed to secure a load.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb	1.	tie down - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" tie up, truss, bind chain up - tie up with chains; "chain up the prisoners" faggot up - bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" hog-tie - tie together somebody's limbs; "The prisoner was hog-tied" restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
	2.	tie down - restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work" oblige, obligate, bind, hold - bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"

tie

verb

1. To make fast or firmly fixed, as by means of a cord or rope:

bind, fasten, knot, secure, tie up.

2. To restrict the activity or free movement of:

chain, fetter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, hobble, leash, manacle, shackle, trammel.

Informal: hog-tie.

3. To do or make something equal to:

equal, match, meet.

phrasal verb
tie up

1. To make fast or firmly fixed, as by means of a cord or rope:

bind, fasten, knot, secure, tie.

2. To cause to cease regular activity:

idle, immobilize, stop.

Idiom: bring to a screeching halt.

3. To cause to be busy or in use:

engage, monopolize, occupy, preempt.

noun

1. That which unites or binds:

bond, knot, ligament, ligature, link, nexus, vinculum, yoke.

2. An equality of scores, votes, or performances in a contest:

dead heat, deadlock, draw, stalemate, standoff.

Translations

يُحَدِّد حُريَّة

fesseln

assujettir

leköt

attaccare limitare

være en klamp om foten

束缚

w>tie down

vt sep

(lit) → festbinden (→ to an +dat); huts, tents → verankern (→ to in +dat); horse → fesseln

(fig: = restrict) → binden (→ to an +acc); meaning → genau bestimmen; to tie somebody/oneself down to something → jdn/sich auf etw (acc) → festlegen; to tie oneself down to doing something → sich verpflichten, etw zu tun; marriage/owning property ties you down → durch die Ehe/durch Eigentum ist man gebunden; she’s tied down because of the children, the children tie her down → durch die Kinder ist sie sehr gebunden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tie

(tai) – present participle ˈtying: past tense, past participle tied – verb

1. (often with to, ~on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc. He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job – I hate being tied to a desk.

2. to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in. He tied his shoelaces.

3. to be joined by a knot etc. The belt of this dress ties at the front.

4. to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc). Three people tied for first place.

noun

1. a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt. He wore a shirt and tie.

2. something that joins. the ties of friendship.

3. an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.

4. a game or match to be played.

be tied up

1. to be busy; to be involved (with). I can't discuss this matter just now – I'm tied up with other things.

2. (with with) to be connected with.

tie (someone) down

to limit someone's freedom etc. Her work tied her down.

tie in/up

to be linked or joined (logically). This doesn't tie in (with what he said before).

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