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tie down

vb. 1 to constrain, or to confine within set limits. 2 to secure as if with a rope or hook.

WordNet
tie down

  1. v. secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed" [syn: tie up, bind, truss]

  2. restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work"

Usage examples of "tie down".

Even when the French had not intervened, the simple threat of intervention had been enough to tie down a large portion of the Spaniards' forces.

Linda was looking through the door toward the back of the cargo cabin, and Scott followed her gaze to the small mound of Antarctic research materials they had labored so hard to relocate and tie down at the back of the aircraft.

And we'll tie down that franchise with a franchise from the other end, just as soon as we can get a permanent colony there, no matter how small.