tied
- adjective
- /taɪd/
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- The bouquet of flowers was tied with a ribbon for presentation.
He's lying there naked with his hands tied and his feet tied.
- He's lying there naked with his hands tied and his feet tied.
- But it's in the trunk, hog tied, duct tape across its mouth.
- Shattered skulls, arms and legs tied at the waist or at the wrists.
- Tree trunk legs, burlap bag tied around his waist, no shirt.
- And I realized somehow or another I'm not tied off to anything.
- He should have both his arms tied behind his back now.
- And it was already tied and we were asked to untie it.
- Sprightly as ever, Pixie hairdo tied, a dark dyed a dark reddish hue.
- And she is now cable tied hands and legs up.
Examples
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Nope, that's just a blue string tied around a stick we got.
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And it was already tied and we were asked to untie it.
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So those things are tied, tied together.
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My bags are packed and tied and my flag is deployed.
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Tree trunk legs, burlap bag tied around his waist, no shirt.
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She wears A sporty silk cart scarf tied casually around her neck.
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The package was tied securely with a strong rope before being shipped.
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The jumper was tied tightly around his waist to keep it in place.
Synonyms
8
4.4
Tied to something by a rope so you cannot move away, like a post or a dock
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4.2
Tied or fastened to stop movement
Tied tightly with rope or string so arms and legs cannot move
Tied so rope or cloth ends hold together
Fastened with thin metal wire
Held by a rope or chain so it cannot move far
Held tight by metal so it cannot move or escape
Held with chains or by rules that stop you from acting
Held by chains around the ankles so the person cannot move freely
Kept closed so it does not open or move
Held in place by tape
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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8.7
Have an operation that closes the tubes to the womb so she cannot get pregnant
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tied comes from the simple action of making a knot with a tie or rope, so it literally means 'fastened' or held in place, like a package tied with string.