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tying

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ty·ing  (tng)
v.
Present participle of tie.
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Noun1.tyingtying - the act of tying or binding things together
ligature
fastening, attachment - the act of fastening things together
ligation - (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
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tying tie


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tying these two anchors here, Flask, seems like tying a man's hands behind him.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
It was a judge of knots because it had a habit of tying up unfortunate blue-bottles.
The Original Peter Rabbit Books by Potter, Beatrix View in context
Had she haughtily unhanded him (and we should have loved to write it of her), she would have been hurled through the air like the others, and then Hook would probably not have been present at the tying of the children; and had he not been at the tying he would not have discovered Slightly's secret, and without the secret he could not presently have made his foul attempt on Peter's life.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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