tie down

Thesaurus

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, fagot, faggot - bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" faggot, fagot - fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them 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"

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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.