tie down

tie down

The fastening or securing of a load to its carrier by use of ropes, cables or other means to prevent shifting during transport. Also used (as a noun) to describe the material employed to secure a load.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	tie down - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"tie up, truss, bindchain up - tie up with chains; "chain up the prisoners"faggot up, fagot, faggot - bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks"faggot, fagot - fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld themhog-tie - tie together somebody's limbs; "The prisoner was hog-tied"restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
	2.	tie down - restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work"oblige, obligate, bind, hold - bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"

tie

verb1. To make fast or firmly fixed, as by means of a cord or rope:bind, fasten, knot, secure, tie up.2. To restrict the activity or free movement of:chain, fetter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, hobble, leash, manacle, shackle, trammel.Informal: hog-tie.3. To do or make something equal to:equal, match, meet.phrasal verb
tie up1. To make fast or firmly fixed, as by means of a cord or rope:bind, fasten, knot, secure, tie.2. To cause to cease regular activity:idle, immobilize, stop.Idiom: bring to a screeching halt.3. To cause to be busy or in use:engage, monopolize, occupy, preempt.noun1. That which unites or binds:bond, knot, ligament, ligature, link, nexus, vinculum, yoke.2. An equality of scores, votes, or performances in a contest:dead heat, deadlock, draw, stalemate, standoff.

Translations

束缚

tie

(tai) – present participle ˈtying: past tense, past participle tied – verb1. (often with to, ~on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc. He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job – I hate being tied to a desk. 拴 拴2. to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in. He tied his shoelaces. 打結 打结3. to be joined by a knot etc. The belt of this dress ties at the front. 把(帶子等)打成結 把（带子等）打成结 4. to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc). Three people tied for first place. 得同樣分數，不分勝負，平分秋色 得同样分数，不分胜负 noun1. a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt. He wore a shirt and tie. 領帶 领带2. something that joins. the ties of friendship. 杻帶 纽带3. an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw. (比賽中的)平局 （比赛中的）平局 4. a game or match to be played. 平局後再賽 平局后再赛be tied up1. to be busy; to be involved (with). I can't discuss this matter just now – I'm tied up with other things. 忙碌，(工作等)纏住 忙碌，（工作等）缠住 2. (with with) to be connected with. 與...密切聯繫 与...密切联系tie (someone) down to limit someone's freedom etc. Her work tied her down. 束縛 束缚tie in/up to be linked or joined (logically). This doesn't tie in (with what he said before). 相配，連接 相配，连接