Synonyms for tying down
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : tahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : taɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for tying down Other synonyms for the word tying down
- adjust
- anchor
- arrest
- batten down
- bind
- bolt
- bottle up
- box up
- bridle
- button
- button down
- catch
- chain
- check
- choke back
- circumscribe
- clamp
- close
- contain
- control
- cool
- cork
- crack down
- debar
- delimit
- direct
- fasten
- fetter
- gag
- guide
- hamper
- handicap
- harness
- hem in
- hinder
- hitch
- hogtie
- hold
- hook on
- impound
- imprison
- inhibit
- jail
- keep
- keep down
- keep in line
- kill
- lash
- limit
- lock
- lock up
- make fast
- manacle
- moor
- muzzle
- nail
- padlock
- pinion
- prevent
- proscribe
- pull back
- repress
- restrict
- rivet
- settle
- sit on
- stay
- subdue
- suppress
- tack
- tie
- tie down
- tie up
- tighten
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for tying down
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