v
(transitive) To fasten with a band.
v
(transitive) To fasten, as with a lace or cord.
v
(transitive) To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person.
v
(transitive) To fasten a belt on.
v
(transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
v
To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
v
(transitive, construction) To strengthen with bracing material.
n
(countable) A clasp used for fastening two things together, such as the ends of a belt, or for retaining the end of a strap.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To fasten one's seat belt or safety belt.
v
(transitive) To fasten (a line of people or animals) together.
v
To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
n
Alternative form of geofence. [(computing) A virtual perimeter around a geographic area, typically enforced by monitoring the positions of trackable mobile devices inside or outside the area, and determining if they cross the "fence".]
v
(transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
v
To fasten by binding; to gird.
v
(transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.
n
(informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
v
To fasten or bind, as with a knot; to knot together.
v
(ergative) To fasten (something) with laces.
v
(transitive) To fasten the laces of something.
v
To fasten or secure with a leash.
adj
Obsolete form of locked. [Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.]
v
To fasten something to the ground using pegs.
v
(transitive) To enclose or fortify with pickets or pointed stakes.
adj
Synonym of fit to be tied
v
(transitive) To enclose or surround.
v
(intransitive) to attach oneself to a rope
v
(transitive) To knit together or make strong with, or as if with, sinews.
n
Alternative spelling of straight-arm [An instance of warding off by holding the arms out straight.]
v
(transitive) To fasten or bind with a strap.
v
(transitive) To fasten with a strap
v
(transitive) To put strings on (something).
n
(idiomatic) Unstated or downplayed catches, limitations, caveats, restrictions, or requirements.
v
To attach in a temporary fashion.
v
to restrict something with a tether.
v
To tie or fasten behind.
v
to secure as if with a rope or hook.
v
To close, seal, or end something by tying a knot.
v
To secure with rope, string, etc.
adj
Alternative spelling of tied up [occupied; busy]
n
Action of the verb to tie; ligature.
n
A protective guard on the underside of machinery, for example on a vehicle's exhaust.
v
(transitive) To bind with wattles or twigs.
n
The manner in which something is wound.
v
To bind or tie with a jerk.
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