Tie down meaning
Tie down is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to informally restrict another person's freedom.
- Past simple
- tied down
- Past participle
- tied down
- -ing form
- tying down
What tie down means
restrict freedomB2informal
To informally restrict another person's freedom
She avoided commitments that might tie her down.
1 more meaning of tie down is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With down: turn down, let down, put down, slim down, go down, come down, break down, take down, keep down, set down.
Common questions
What does tie down mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to informally restrict another person's freedom. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of tie down?
Tied down, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
