单词 | to tie down |
释义 | > as lemmasto tie down to tie down 1. literal. To fasten down or confine by tying: see sense 1 and down adv. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > bind, fetter, or shackle [verb (transitive)] bind971 to bind hand and footOE i-bindec1000 umgivea1300 warrok1362 hampera1375 bolt1377 shacklec1440 astrainc1475 estrain1483 to put in irons1533 to tie up1570 manacle1582 beshackle1599 to tie (also lay) neck and heels1618 fillet1633 kilta1689 to tie down1699 oblige1718 hog-tie1886 zip-tie1985 1699 S. Garth Dispensary i. 11 More He had spoke but sudden Vapours rise, And with their silken Cords tye down his Eyes. 1743 A. Pope Dunciad (rev. ed.) i. 37 Bards, like Proteus long in vain ty'd down, Escape in Monsters, and amaze the town. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 196 Strain it off, and keep it tied down with bladder. 1827 D. Johnson Sketches Indian Field Sports (ed. 2) 52 The dogs were accustomed to be tied down separately every night. 2. figurative. To confine stringently (to some thing or action): cf. sense 5, and down adv. 17. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > compel [verb (transitive)] > to perform or adhere to hold971 tiec1200 exact1564 enforce1647 confine1651 straiten1652 to tie down1692 to nail down1859 1692 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §142 Being forced and tied down to their Books in an Age at enmity with all such restraint. 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 96 We did not tye our selves down when to march, and when to halt. 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Rochester For the maintenance of its bridge, certain lands are tyed down by Pt. 1817 1st Rep. Committee Police Metrop. 11 The..practice..for brewers to tie their tenants down to the purchase of specific articles from individuals named by them. 1884 W. C. Smith Kildrostan 87 O you dull fellows, Tied down to facts, you lose the half of life. < as lemmas |
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