Definition: finish the last row
Definition: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
Usage: They tied their victim to the chair
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
Definition: secure in or as if in a berth or dock
Usage: tie up the boat
Similar words: fix, fasten, secure
Definition: cause to be firmly attached
Usage: fasten the lock onto the door; she fixed her gaze on the man
Synonyms: tie up
Definition: restrain from moving or operating normally
Usage: Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred
Similar words: jam, close up, block, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude
Definition: block passage through
Usage: obstruct the path
Synonyms: tie up
Definition: invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
Usage: All my money is tied up in long-term investments