Synonyms for tie down
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : tahy-doun |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtaɪˌdaʊn |
Top 10 synonyms for tie down Other synonyms for the word tie down
- adjust
- anchor
- arrest
- batten down
- bind
- bolt
- bottle up
- box up
- bridle
- button
- button down
- catch
- chain
- check
- choke back
- circumscribe
- clamp
- close
- contain
- control
- cool
- cork
- crack down
- debar
- delimit
- direct
- fasten
- fetter
- gag
- guide
- hamper
- handicap
- harness
- hem in
- hinder
- hitch
- hogtie
- hold
- hook on
- impound
- imprison
- inhibit
- jail
- keep
- keep down
- keep in line
- kill
- lash
- limit
- lock
- lock up
- make fast
- manacle
- moor
- muzzle
- nail
- padlock
- pinion
- prevent
- proscribe
- pull back
- repress
- restrict
- rivet
- settle
- sit on
- stay
- subdue
- suppress
- tack
- tie
- tie down
- tie up
- tighten
Définition of tie down
Origin :- "that with which anything is tied," Old English teag, from Proto-Germanic *taugo (cf. Old Norse taug "tie," tygill "string"), from PIE *deuk- "to pull, to lead" (cf. Old English teon "to draw, pull, drag;" see duke (n.)).
- Figurative sense is recorded from 1550s. Meaning "equality between competitors" is first found 1670s, from notion of a connecting link (tie-breaker is recorded from 1961). Sense of "necktie, cravat" first recorded 1761. The railway sense of "transverse sleeper" is from 1857, American English.
- As in restrain : verb keep under control; hold back
- As in secure : verb attach, tie up
- I'll slip down before Sherwood is due to get there and tie down the valve.
- Extract from : « Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach » by Annie Roe Carr
- Back off, bottle immediately, and seal, or tie down the corks.
- Extract from : « Dishes & Beverages of the Old South » by Martha McCulloch Williams
- As the pen had no "chute" we had to rope and tie down, while applying the brand.
- Extract from : « A Texas Cow Boy » by Chas. A. Siringo
- I've got a hand over at the ranch, a fellow named Barry, who can tie down a steer in pretty close to the record.
- Extract from : « Hidden Gold » by Wilder Anthony
- She made her start in cattle, yes, made it with her rope; Can tie down every maverick before it can strike a lope.
- Extract from : « Cowboy Songs » by Various
- I watched him tie down a canvas covering over a loaded cart and caught his glance, which seemed to beckon me.
- Extract from : « The Blue Birds' Winter Nest » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
- She forgot to tie down his legs and wings, but she set him by till his hour came, well satisfied with her work.
- Extract from : « Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI » by Louisa M. Alcott
- Cork each bottle tightly, and tie down a thin wet leather closely over each cork.
- Extract from : « Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book » by Eliza Leslie
- He's got to tie down his seat in the state house with a white ribbon, and he's got no mind for fooling with phosphate dirt.
- Extract from : « Rose of Old Harpeth » by Maria Thompson Daviess
- After coming in contact, every man would rope and tie down one of the finest animals in the bunch.
- Extract from : « A Texas Cow Boy » by Chas. A. Siringo
Antonyms for tie down
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