tied
bound or secured closely
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,011 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,939 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- bound or secured closely also: trussed the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tieda trussed chicken
- bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection people tied by blood or marriage
- fastened with strings or cords also: fastened a neatly tied bundle
- closed with a lace also: laced snugly laced shoes
- of the score in a contest also: even, level the score is tied
tied in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He closer tied her little hands Unto his saddle bow.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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She was too good to be tied for life to a battered hulk like myself.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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He tied them all three with a rope, and drove them away till he came to a mill.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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A virgin tied her sash around the neck of a statue of Venus, which at once fell in powder.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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Once the two boys and Marie strayed beyond bounds to a place where some timber rafts were tied up along the shore.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1