tie down
Lash into place
To tie down is to secure something with rope, straps, or fasteners so it can't move: We tied down the cargo before the storm.
Figuratively, to be tied down means to have obligations that limit freedom—children, a mortgage, a demanding job: I don't want to be tied down to one place.
A tie-down is the restraint itself.
Protected from harm
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- lashStrike or bind
- bindFasten or obligate
- strapNarrow flexible binding material
clamp · tether · moor · cinch · buckle · bolt · nail · screw
Commit by necessity
- bindFasten or obligate
- pledgeBinding promise given
- promiseCommitment to act
- lock inCommit to irrevocably
contract · engage · dedicate · devote · commit · encumber · burden · hold accountable
To impose limits upon
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- confineRestrict to boundaries
- constrainTo limit or restrict
- hobbleWalk with impaired gait
shackle · immobilize · pinion · fetter · trammel · hold back · leash · harness
Secures ships to seabed
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- groundSolid surface underfoot
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- braceDevice providing structural stability
support · firm up · hold steady · ballast · counterweight
secure
Protected from harm
strap · clamp · tether · moor · cinch · buckle · bolt · nail · screw · rivet
obligate
Commit by necessity
lock in · contract · engage · dedicate · devote · commit · encumber · burden · hold accountable · finalize
restrict
To impose limits upon
hobble · shackle · immobilize · pinion · fetter · trammel · hold back · leash · harness · bridle
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
brace · support · firm up · hold steady · ballast · counterweight