'To tie up' definitions:
Definition of 'To tie up'
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- Tie \Tie\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tied(Obs. Tight); p. pr. & vb. n. Tying.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[imac]gan, ti['e]gan, fr. te['a]g, te['a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS. te['o]n to draw, to pull. See Tug, v. t., and cf. Tow to drag.]
- 1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. "Tie the kine to the cart." --1 Sam. vi. 7. [1913 Webster]
- My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. --Prov. vi. 20,21. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord to a tree; to knit; to knot. "We do not tie this knot with an intention to puzzle the argument." --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold. [1913 Webster]
- In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine. [1913 Webster]
- Not tied to rules of policy, you find Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with. [1913 Webster]
- To ride and tie. See under Ride.
- To tie down. (a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising. (b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action.
- To tie up, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion or action. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To tie up'
- -ties,
- Tie,
- Tied,
- Ties,
- To tie down,
- Tying,
- tie down,
- tie in,
- tie up,
- tied up,
- tying up,
- Bale tie,
- Chain tie,
- Intermediate tie,
- To ride and tie,
- black tie,
- bola tie,
- bolo tie,
- bow tie,
- cup tie,
- fit to be tied,
- hog tie,
- railroad tie,
- string tie,
- tie beam,
- tie clip,
- tie rack,
- tie rod,
- tie tack,
- tie-in,
- tie-on,
- tie-up,
- tongue tie,
- tongue tied,
- white tie,
- windsor tie,
- Cross-tie,
- Tie-rod,
- Tongue-tie,
- Tongue-tied,
- White-tie,
- black-tie,
- bow-tie,
- hog-tie,
- old school tie,
- tie-dye,
- white tie and tails