tie (you) to (something)

tie (you) to (something)
tie (you) to (something) to connect you to something.

Police found bloody clothes in Duggan's closet, and that's how they tied him to the killings.

Melanie wished she weren't tied to home and could travel a little.


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  • tie somebody down (to something doing something) — ˌtie sb ˈdown (to sth/to doing sth) derived to restrict sb s freedom, for example by making them accept particular conditions or by keeping them busy • Kids tie you down, don t they? • I don t want to tie myself down to coming back on a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tie somebody down (to to doing something) — ˌtie sb ˈdown (to sth/to doing sth) derived to restrict sb s freedom, for example by making them accept particular conditions or by keeping them busy • Kids tie you down, don t they? • I don t want to tie myself down to coming back on a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tie — tie1 W3S2 [taı] v past tense and past participle tied present participle tying ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(string/rope)¦ 2¦(game/competition)¦ 3 be tied to something 4 be tied to/by something 5 tie the knot 6 tie yourself (up) in knots 7 tie one on …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tie — tie1 [ taı ] (present participle ty|ing) verb *** 1. ) transitive to fasten two ends of a piece of string, rope, etc. together with a knot: Sally bent down to tie her shoelaces. We re teaching him how to tie a necktie. a ) transitive to fasten… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tie in with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tie in with : present tense I/you/we/they tie in with he/she/it ties in with present participle tying in with past tense tied in with past participle tied in with 1) tie in with something to combine with… …   English dictionary

  • tie — [taɪ] verb tied PTandPP tying PRESPART tie up phrasal verb [transitive] 1. tie ↔ something up to use money for something so that it is not easily available to be used for anything else …   Financial and business terms

  • Tie My Rope — Single by Children of Bodom from the album Blooddrunk Released 2007 Format Digital, CD Recorded …   Wikipedia

  • tie up with — tie in with or tie up with 1. To agree with 2. To be closely associated with 3. To be linked with, as eg a book containing the story of, or a story concerning the characters in, a popular film or TV series • • • Main Entry: ↑tie * * * ˌtie ˈup… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Something Wild (альбом) — Something Wild Студийный альбом Children of Bodom Дата выпуска Ноябрь 1997 Записан Июль Август 1997 Жанр …   Википедия

  • tie — n 1 *bond, band 2 *draw, stalemate, deadlock, standoff Analogous words: equality, equivalence (see corresponding adjectives at SAME) tie vb Tie, bind both mean to make fast or secure. They are often used interchangeably without marked loss, but… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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