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tied

  • adjective
  • tīd

Closely associated or connected.

Example

“As a couple, they are strongly tied to one another.”

Other meanings

  1. Conditional on other agreements being upheld.

  2. Of a public house, bar, etc., obliged to sell beer from only one brewery, or alcoholic drinks from one pubco.

Related words

  • pretied
  • untied
  • fit to be tied
  • cup-tied
  • hand-tied
  • have one's hands tied
  • have one's tubes tied
  • ready to be tied
  • tied house
  • tied island
  • tied oil
  • tied pub

Example sentences

  • “My hands are literally tied right now.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “She tied her horse to the post.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “tied” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.