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English verb: tie down | |||
| 1. | tie down (contact) secure with or as if with ropes | ||
| Samples | Tie down the prisoners. Tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed. | ||
| Examples | They want to tie down the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | bind, tie up, truss | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confine, hold, restrain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chain up, faggot, faggot, faggot up, fagot, fagot, hog-tie | ||
| Entail | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| 2. | tie down (communication) restrain from independence by an obligation | ||
| Samples | He was tied down by his work. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bind, hold, obligate, oblige | ||
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