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Antonyms for tied

Grammar : Adj
Spell : tahy
Phonetic Transcription : taɪ

Definition of tied

Origin :
  • "that with which anything is tied," Old English teag, from Proto-Germanic *taugo (cf. Old Norse taug "tie," tygill "string"), from PIE *deuk- "to pull, to lead" (cf. Old English teon "to draw, pull, drag;" see duke (n.)).
  • Figurative sense is recorded from 1550s. Meaning "equality between competitors" is first found 1670s, from notion of a connecting link (tie-breaker is recorded from 1961). Sense of "necktie, cravat" first recorded 1761. The railway sense of "transverse sleeper" is from 1857, American English.
  • adj firm
  • adj even
Example sentences :
  • Or, if I'd only got tied up in some way for a few weeks—something I could tide over.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He was interred under the stunted oak where Master Headley had been tied.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • "It was Captain Haley that tied me here," said Robert, his scruples removed.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Their hands were tied and they were to be executed in a few moments.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • For our relief I tied up the horses for some time before letting them go.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • He went across to the hotel, tied the gelding at the rack, and sat down on the veranda.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • On the south side of the pier a man had just tied up a motor-boat.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The hands with which she tied a white apron over her gingham one were shaking.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • So he took a bough of fir, thick-set with little twigs, and tied the kill on that.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • They had bunched up their horses and tied them to a tree while they cut up the kill.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

Synonyms for tied

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