tied

Adjective

tied (comparative more tied, superlative most tied)

1. Closely associated or connected.
   • As a couple, they are strongly tied to one another.
   • It is financially too tied to West Germany to exist by itself, he explained .1961 October 19, “Berliner Discusses ' Problem”, in Daily Collegian, State College, PA
2. Restricted.
   • The city has at times fogged the outside-ocala area, but the county claims its hands are too tied, legally and financially, for it to render much aid.1962 September 18, “29 Escape By Tunnel”, in Ocala (FL) Star-Banner
   • Unquestionably many persons, guilty as sin, will now go free because the policeman's hands are tied, even more tied than they were as the result of similar decisions over the last five years.1966 June 15, “How Far Will The High Court Go?”, in Eugene (OR) Register-Guard
3. Conditional on other agreements being upheld.
   • There are two distinct ways in which tied aid can undermine the value of aid to the recipient: overpricing and distorting the nature of aid.1996, Colin H. Kirkpatrick, John Weiss, Cost-benefit Analysis and Project Appraisal in Developing Countries, →ISBN, page 163
4. (liquor trade) Of a public house, bar, etc., obliged to sell beer from only one brewery, or alcoholic drinks from one pubco.
5. That resulted in a tie.
   • That tied score will require a “sudden death” round where Barnes can deliver a finishing move on Daniel.2013, Larry Powell, Tom Garrett, The Films of John G. Avildsen, →ISBN, page 181
6. Provided for use by an employer for as long as one is employed, often with restrictions on the conditions of use.
   • For generations farmers had argued that tied cottages were a perk and necessary to keep good workers, yet the reality for literally thousands was very different.2003, Alun Howkins, The Death of Rural England, →ISBN, page 174
   • Traditionally, the vast majority of public houses were owned or controlled as brewers' tied estates, usually operated on a regional basis.2006, Andrew W. Cox, Paul Ireland, Mike Townsend, Managing in Construction Supply Chains and Markets, →ISBN, page 216
7. Having walls that are connected in a few places by a single stone overlapping from one wall to another.
8. A cover having a stamp where the postmark cancellation overlaps the stamp.