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have one's tubes tied

have one's tubes tied verb: to undergo a tubal ligation.

Verb

have one's tubes tied (third-person singular simple present has one's tubes tied, present participle having one's tubes tied, simple past and past participle had one's tubes tied)

  1. (colloquial) To undergo a tubal ligation.
    • My sister had her tubes tied after her fifth pregnancy.

Forms of have one's tubes tied

third-person singular presenthas one's tubes tied
present participlehaving one's tubes tied
past participlehad one's tubes tied
pasthad one's tubes tied

Questions about have one's tubes tied

What does have one's tubes tied mean?
Have one's tubes tied means to undergo a tubal ligation.
What part of speech is have one's tubes tied?
Have one's tubes tied is a verb.
What is the past tense of have one's tubes tied?
The past tense of have one's tubes tied is had one's tubes tied.

Words near have one's tubes tied in the dictionary

  1. have one's own zip code
  2. have one's pick
  3. have one's pockets on swole
  4. have one's shit together
  5. have one's tail up
  6. have one's tubes tied
  7. have one's way
  8. have one's way with
  9. have one's Weetabix
  10. have one's whole life ahead of one
  11. have one's wicked way with

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