English Explanatory Dictionary

tied

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

tīd /taɪd/ En-us-tied.ogg [tʰaːd] [tʰɑe̯d]

Word forms

tied more tied most tied

Derived words

cup-tied fit to be tied hand-tied have one's hands tied have one's tubes tied non-tied ready to be tied tied house tied island tied oil tied pub tied up tied-up tied visa tongue-tied with one arm tied behind one's back with one hand tied behind one's back
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