tying [tahy-ing] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
tie [tahy]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: connect, interlace
Synonyms: anchor, attach, band, bind, cinch, clinch, do up, fasten, gird, join, knot, lash, link, make a bow, make a hitch, make a knot, make fast, marry, moor, rivet, rope, secure, splice, tether, tie up, tighten, truss, unite, wed
Antonyms: detach, disconnect, loose, loosen, unfasten, unlace, untie
Main Entry: tie/tie up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hamper, hinder
Synonyms: bind, clog, confine, curb, delay, entrammel, fetter, hog-tie, hold, leash, limit, lock up, obstruct, restrain, restrict, shackle, stop, tie one's hands, trammel
Antonyms: aid, assist, encourage, free, help
Main Entry: tying
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: binding
Synonyms: confining, restraining, restricting, shackling
Example Sentences
  • Advocates should beware, however, of tying too closely a culturally relevant curriculum to academic achievement.
  • My only serious quibble is with the frequent instructional interjections on the art of tying a scarf.
  • Moreover, many firms see virtue in tying themselves to a particular cause.
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Main Entry: anchor
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold, be held securely
Synonyms: attach, berth, catch, dock, drop, fasten, fix, imbed, make port, moor, plant, secure, stay, tie, tie up
Antonyms: detach, let go, loosen, unfasten
Main Entry: attach
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: join, fasten
Synonyms: add, adhere, affix, annex, append, bind, connect, couple, fix, hitch on, hitch up, hook on, hook up, latch onto, link, make fast, prefix, rivet, secure, slap on, stick, tag on, tie, unite
Antonyms: detach, disconnect, disjoin, remove, separate, sever, unfasten
Main Entry: balance
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make equal; cause to have equilibrium
Synonyms: accord, adjust, attune, cancel, collate, come out, come out even, compensate, correspond, counteract, counterbalance, equalize, equate, even, harmonize, level, make up for, match, neutralize, nullify, offset, oppose, pair off, parallel, poise, readjust, redeem, set, square, stabilize, steady, tie, weigh
Antonyms: disproportion, overbalance, unbalance
Main Entry: batten
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fasten securely
Synonyms: board up, clamp down, cover up, fix, nail down, secure, tie, tighten
Antonyms: loosen, unfasten, unfix
Main Entry: bind
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fasten, secure
Synonyms: adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, encase, enchain, enfetter, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, handcuff, hem, hitch, hitch on, hobble, hook on, hook up, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, peg down, pin, pin down, pinion, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tack on, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke
Antonyms: free, loose, loosen, release, set free, unbind, unfasten, untie
Main Entry: binding
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: confining
Synonyms: attached, enslaved, fastened, indentured, limiting, restraining, tied, tying
Antonyms: alterable, breakable, revocable, unbinding, unconfining, unnecessary
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