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tie back

tie back verb: to tie or fasten behind.

Verb

tie back (third-person singular simple present ties back, present participle tying back, simple past and past participle tied back)

  1. To tie or fasten behind.
    • Marie tied back her long hair to keep it out of her way when she worked.

Forms of tie back

third-person singular presentties back
present participletying back
past participletied back
pasttied back

Questions about tie back

What does tie back mean?
Tie back means to tie or fasten behind.
What part of speech is tie back?
Tie back is a verb.
What is the past tense of tie back?
The past tense of tie back is tied back.

Words near tie back in the dictionary

  1. tidyness
  2. tidytips
  3. tie
  4. tie a can to it
  5. tie and dye
  6. tie back
  7. tie bar
  8. tie bars
  9. tie beam
  10. tie beams
  11. tie belt

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