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tie down in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. secure with or as if with ropes
    "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
    tie down  tie up  bind  truss 
  2. restrain from independence by an obligation
    "He was tied down by his work"
    tie down 
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tie down in English Wiktionary

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