What is the meaning of tie down?

verb

  • Secure with or as if with ropes.
    • usage: "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
  • Restrain from independence by an obligation.
    • usage: "He was tied down by his work"
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