Definitions for tie down
tie down

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tie down, tie up, bind, trussverb

   secure with or as if with ropes

   "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"

2. tie downverb

   restrain from independence by an obligation

   "He was tied down by his work"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tie downverb

   to constrain, or to confine within set limits.

2. tie downverb

   to secure as if with a rope or hook.

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1. tie down

   A tie down strap (also known as a ratchet strap, a lashing strap or a tie down) is a fastener used to hold down cargo or equipment during transport. Tie down straps are essentially webbing that is outfitted with tie down hardware. This hardware allows the tie down strap to attach to the area surrounding the cargo or equipment, loop over the cargo or equipment, and/or attach to the cargo or equipment. It usually also includes a method of tensioning the strap, such as a ratchet.

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1. tie down

   Tie down refers to the act or process of securing or fastening something firmly in place to prevent it from moving or falling, often by using ropes, straps, or other materials. In a broader sense, it can also be used metaphorically to describe the restriction or limitation of someone's freedom or ability to act.

Matched Categories

1. • Oblige
   • Restrain

How to pronounce tie down?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tie down in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tie down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of tie down in a Sentence

1. Sergei Rudskoy:

   The public and individual experts are wondering what we are doing in the area of the blockaded Ukrainian cities, these actions are carried out with the aim of causing such damage to military infrastructure, equipment, personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the results of which allow us not only to tie down their forces and prevent them from strengthening their grouping in the Donbas, but also will not allow them to do this until the Russian army completely liberates the territories of the DPR and LNR.

2. Ethiopian Proverb:

   When spiders unite they can tie down a lion.

3. Kevin McConway:

   One thing this research clearly demonstrates is how difficult it is to tie down whether something like this is indeed a risk factor for cancer. Despite this being a good, competent, careful study involving over quarter of a million women, it still leaves room for doubt about the association, if there is one, between using powder in the genital area and ovarian cancer, there is still uncertainty about whether any such association exists. If it does exist, there is uncertainty about whether the powder itself is what causes any increase in cancer risk. And there's also uncertainty about what the size of the risk increase is, if it there is one.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tie down
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tie_Down
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_Down
4. ^ ChatGPT
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