tie off
Fasten with knots
To tie off is to secure something by knotting or binding, especially to stop flow or prevent movement.
A surgeon ties off a blood vessel to control bleeding.
A junkie ties off an arm to make veins bulge before injecting.
Climbers tie off ropes at anchor points.
The phrase suggests finality—creating a sealed endpoint: Let me tie off this last stitch.
Tied rope fastening
- ligatureCord for binding
- sutureMedical wound closure
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- clampDevice for holding tight
bind · fasten · cinch · lash · hitch · loop · constrict · occlude
knot
Tied rope fastening
- ligatureCord for binding
- sutureMedical wound closure
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
clamp · bind · fasten · cinch · lash · hitch · loop · constrict · occlude · ligate
wrap-up
Concluding summary or review
close · end · terminate · conclude · resolution · closure · wind-up · culmination · stoppage · discontinue
cleat
Shoe spike for grip
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
berth · belay · line · rope · halyard · sheet · painter · fender · stern · bow
- ropinglasso, lariat, roping, lassoing, dally
- wound closuresuture, sutures, wound closure, staples, skin staples