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ties someone's hands

ties someone's hands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tie someone's hands.

Meaning of tie someone's hands

Verb

tie someone's hands (third-person singular simple present ties someone's hands, present participle tying someone's hands, simple past and past participle tied someone's hands)

  1. (idiomatic, often in passive voice) To render someone powerless to act, to thwart someone.
    • This contract would have tied my hands.

Questions about ties someone's hands

What is ties someone's hands the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ties someone's hands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tie someone's hands.

Words near ties someone's hands in the dictionary

  1. ties oneself in knots
  2. ties oneself to the mast
  3. ties oneself up in knots
  4. ties out
  5. ties over
  6. ties someone's hands
  7. ties someone's tubes
  8. ties that bind
  9. ties the knot
  10. ties to
  11. ties up

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