tie-down

[ tahy-doun ]
/ ˈtaɪˌdaʊn /

noun

a device for tying something down.
the act of tying something down.

Origin of tie-down

noun use of verb phrase tie down

Definition for tie down (2 of 2)

Origin of tie

before 900; (noun) Middle English te(i)gh cord, rope, Old English tēagh, tēgh, cognate with Old Norse taug rope; (v.) Middle English tien, Old English tīgan, derivative of the noun; compare Old Norse teygja to draw. See tug, tow1

synonym study for tie

22. See bond1.

OTHER WORDS FROM tie

re·tie, verb (used with object), re·tied, re·ty·ing. un·der·tie, noun un·der·tie, verb (used with object), un·der·tied, un·der·ty·ing. well-tied, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for tie down

tie
/ (taɪ) /

verb ties, tying or tied

noun

See also tie in, tie up

Word Origin for tie

Old English tīgan to tie; related to Old Norse teygja to draw, stretch out, Old English tēon to pull; see tug, tow 1, tight

Idioms and Phrases with tie down

tie down

Constrain, confine, or limit, as in As long as the children were small, she was too tied down to look for a job. [Late 1600s]