tied

/ (taɪd) /

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adjective British

(of a public house, retail shop, etc) obliged to sell only the beer, products, etc, of a particular producera tied house; tied outlet

(of a house or cottage) rented out to the tenant for as long as he or she is employed by the owner

(of a loan) made by one nation to another on condition that the money is spent on goods or services provided by the lending nation

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How to use tied in a sentence

In this American dream, we are emotionally tied to the people and land of our communities.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If this Dear Leader is definitively tied to the Sony hack, we may be at the beginning of an even more dangerous new era.
Kim Jong Un’s Kid Gloves Are Now Off|Gordon G. Chang|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But below the surfaces of many of his films, rude, angry sex simmered; cool, icy blondes were tied up, handcuffed, humiliated.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well, the only way Dexter could have been tied up in a bow was if the last episode would have been the last episode of Season 4.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The way it was executed was maybe not satisfying to people, and it was in no way tied up in a bow.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was given no reply save a muttered curse, a command to hold his tongue, and an angry tug at his tied arms.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
But they have tied their credit system in the bonds of narrow banking laws and their trade in those of a cramping tariff.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
A curious incident: during the night a Fleet-sweeper tied up alongside, full of wounded, chiefly Australians.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
As I came near the house, the dogs began to bark, just as I discovered my horse tied to a tree.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
You had tied me down too tightly, my Barbiche; my instructions were to obtain a meeting at any price.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

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