Synonyms: tie down
Definition: restrain from independence by an obligation
Usage: He was tied down by his work
Similar words: bind, hold, obligate, oblige
Definition: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
Usage: He's held by a contract; I'll hold you by your promise
Synonyms: bind, tie down, tie up, truss
Definition: secure with or as if with ropes
Usage: tie down the prisoners; tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
Similar words: hold, confine, restrain
Definition: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
Usage: 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