tying off
Cinching the end
Tying off is securing something by knotting or binding it.
A surgeon ties off a blood vessel to stop bleeding.
An addict ties off an arm with a tourniquet to make veins visible for injection.
A climber ties off a rope to an anchor point.
The phrase implies creating a firm endpoint or closure: She finished tying off the last stitch.
- tiedFastened by knotting
- ligationSurgical binding of vessels
- blood vesselTube conveying circulation
- knottingForming fixed interlacements
- loose endsUnresolved matters needing attention
cleating · bind · belaying · tourniquet · hemostasis · threading · suture · needle and thread · securing · mooring · ligature · clamp · cauterization · fastening · lashing · anchoring · docking · hitching
tying offuntying
Loosening a fastened cord
loosening · unfastening · releasing · unknotting · letting go
tying offopening up
Becoming less guarded
releasing · unclamping · reconnecting · dilating · unblocking
tying offcasting on
Starting stitches in knitting
starting · beginning · initiating · continuing · extending