- tie-down
- noun Date: circa 1942 a fitting or a system of lines and fittings used to secure something (as an aircraft or cargo)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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tie down — tie (someone) down to limit someone s freedom. We were tied down by an impossible schedule and had to put off all vacations. He always thought marriage would tie him down and said it was too bad he was so stupid for so long. Etymology: based on… … New idioms dictionary
tie down — ► tie down restrict to a particular situation or place. Main Entry: ↑tie … English terms dictionary
tie down — index fetter Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tie down — verb 1. secure with or as if with ropes tie down the prisoners tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed • Syn: ↑tie up, ↑bind, ↑truss • Derivationally related forms: ↑bindable ( … Useful english dictionary
tie-down — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from tie down, v. 1. : a fitting or a system of lines and fitting used to tie something (as an airplane, a horse s head, or a load of cargo) down in a desired position 2. : the act of tying something down * * *… … Useful english dictionary
tie down — v. (D; tr.) to tie down to (he was tied down to his job) * * * [ taɪ daʊn] (D; tr.) to tie down to (he was tie downd down to his job) … Combinatory dictionary
tie down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tie down : present tense I/you/we/they tie down he/she/it ties down present participle tying down past tense tied down past participle tied down 1) to stop someone from being free to do what they want I don t… … English dictionary
tie-down — /tuy down /, n. 1. a device for tying something down. 2. the act of tying something down. [n. use of v. phrase tie down] * * * … Universalium
tie down — tvirtinimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Krovinio tvirtinimas prie transporto priemonės virvėmis, lynais ar kitokiais būdais taip, kad krovinys negalėtų judėti. Taip pat šiuo terminu vadinama medžiaga, kuria tvirtinamas krovinys.… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Tie down hardware — used on the a transmitter tower in Mullaghanish, Ireland. Tie down hardware is used to turn webbing into a tie down strap. There are various categories of tie down strap hardware that allow for the creation of a virtually unlimited number of… … Wikipedia
Tie down straps — Member of the US Navy secures the st … Wikipedia
