tied
- adjective
- /taɪd/
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unido
- Money is tied to being able to have shelter.
The first is, as you'll find out, tied to Emily Dickinson.
- The first is, as you'll find out, tied to Emily Dickinson.
- But that thing isn't tied to my goals.
- And that keeps people tied to each other and updated.
- For a start, they're not tied to the insect's size in the air.
- It shouldn't just be like tied to their names directly.
- I see hope is something tied into action.
- And that inequality is, is often tied very, very strongly to sex.
- He understood that being tied to me meant his life would not be normal.
- But secondly, this is the point that sex had been so tied up with misery.
- But grip strength is very, very much tied to performance and recovery.
Examples
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And that is very closely tied to inner peace.
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So it's like her whole life is tied to being with him doing the thing.
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How do you let go of the emotions that are tied to things?
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Desire is always tied to an experience of lacking.
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He understood that being tied to me meant his life would not be normal.
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I think it's probably true that women are less tied to the visual than men are.
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Her happiness seems to be tied to her family and friends.
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The success of the project is tied to the team's collaboration.
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Their lives are tied together by years of friendship and shared memories.
Synonyms
7
6.4
People or groups that are very close and stay together most of the time
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6.0
Closely connected with someone or something
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4.2
Tied or fastened to stop movement
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3.0
Stuck firmly in one place or unable to stop paying attention
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7.5
Caught up in something so you cannot easily leave
Being in a romantic relationship and committed to one person
Two items joined together physically, like vehicles or parts used as a pair
Connected so they form one longer object
Joined together so they form a group or system
In a close relationship with other people or groups
Tied so rope or cloth ends hold together
Tied tightly with rope or string so arms and legs cannot move
Held tight by metal so it cannot move or escape
Held by chains around the ankles so the person cannot move freely
Held with chains or by rules that stop you from acting
Closely linked or mixed so they cannot be easily separated
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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8.7
Have an operation that closes the tubes to the womb so she cannot get pregnant
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tied can also mean closely joined or attached; it comes from the same idea of being bound by a tie or rope, so being tied to someone means being 'connected' by a strong bond.