Antonyms for tying down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tahy

Phonetic Transcription : taɪ

Definition of tying down

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.

As in restrain : verb keep under control; hold back
As in secure : verb attach, tie up

Example sentences :

I think you had a ball of twine,” said he to Joey, “when you were tying down the baskets; where is it?
Extract from : « The Poacher » by Frederick Marryat

“I am afraid it is the tying down that is the trouble, after all,” said she.
Extract from : « The Inglises » by Margaret Murray Robertson

Next morning bottle it in little half pint stone bottles, tying down the corks with twine.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Any variety may be protected by bending and tying down the branches, and covering with four inches of soil.
Extract from : « Soil Culture » by J. H. Walden

Put the shavings into a clean white-ware jar; cover the top closely, and secure the cover by tying down a cloth over it.
Extract from : « Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book » by Eliza Leslie

To hold it we had to use a very strong cord, the kind used by upholsterers for tying down the springs in a chair or a sofa.
Extract from : « The Scientific American Boy » by A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond

To prevent this uncoiling, it should be fastened by tying down tightly with a turn or two of strong silk.
Extract from : « Electric Bells and All About Them » by S. R. Bottone

The Roman word meant the tying down of everyone to certain formulas or dogmas.
Extract from : « A Manual of the Historical Development of Art » by G. G. (Gustavus George) Zerffi

Afterwards add the lemon-juice, straining out the pips and pulp, and put it into bottles, tying down the corks fast with string.
Extract from : « The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; » by Charlotte Campbell Bury

Synonyms for tying down

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