Tied

Quick meaning: Tied is an adjective meaning Closely associated or connected.

Meaning

Closely associated or connected.

More Meanings

1. Restricted.
2. Conditional on other agreements being upheld.
3. (liquor trade) Of a public house, bar, etc., obliged to sell beer from only one brewery, or alcoholic drinks from one pubco.
4. (sports or games) That resulted in a tie.
5. Provided for use by an employer for as long as one is employed, often with restrictions on the conditions of use.
6. (archaeology) Having walls that are connected in a few places by a single stone overlapping from one wall to another.
7. (philately) A cover having a stamp where the postmark cancellation overlaps the stamp.

Example Sentences

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

It is financially too tied to West Germany to exist by itself, he explained .

The fact that we weren't tied together as a team last year cost us the championship. Houston was more tied together as a team than us."

Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday that his chief rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, was too closely tied to the Washington status quo to bring about change.

Synonyms for tied

Depending on context, synonyms include even, laced, knotted, fastened, trussed, bound.

Antonyms for tied

Common opposites include untied, unlaced.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include united, even, equal, bound, knotted, laced.

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