tie down 1verbdomain: v physical contactPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionsecure with or as if with ropesReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed2.tie down the prisonersSynonymstie up 1secure with or as if with ropesbind 5secure with or as if with ropestruss 2secure with or as if with ropes