tie sb up
(FASTENED) — phrasal verb with tie /taɪ/ verb (present tense tying, past tense and past participle tied)Definition
B2 to make a person unable to move by tying a rope or something similar around their body or part of their body: The burglars had tied him up (to the bed).Fastening and tying
(Definition of tie sb up (FASTENED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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tie noun (EQUAL FINISH)
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tie noun (FASTENING)
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tie sb down phrasal verb (GET DECISION)
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tie sb down phrasal verb (LIMIT)
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tie sb up phrasal verb (NOT AVAILABLE)
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tie sth up phrasal verb (FASTENED)
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tie sth up phrasal verb (NOT AVAILABLE)
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tie the knot idiom
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tie verb (FASTEN)
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Synonyms and related words:
- anchorage noun
- attach verb (CONNECT)
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up phrasal verb
- bound verb (TIE)
- bow noun (KNOT)
- bundle sth up phrasal verb
- chain noun (RINGS)
- hitch verb (FASTEN)
- knot noun (FASTENING)
- lash verb (TIE)
- nail verb (FASTEN)
- peg verb (FIX)
- reef knot noun
- rivet verb
- rope verb
- screw verb (METAL OBJECT)
- screw verb (TURN)
- tie noun (FASTENING)
- tie verb (FASTEN)
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