We found 4 definitions of tie down from 2 different sources.
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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, bind, truss | ||
restrain, confine, hold hold back | ||
chain up tie up with chains; "chain up the prisoners" | ||
faggot up, faggot, fagot bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" | ||
faggot, fagot 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" | ||
tie down - restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work" | ||
obligate, oblige, bind, hold commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money" |