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tying a can to it

tying a can to it is the present participle and gerund of tie a can to it.

Meaning of tie a can to it

Verb

tie a can to it (third-person singular simple present ties a can to it, present participle tying a can to it, simple past and past participle tied a can to it)

  1. (US, dated, imperative, slang) To forget it; to put an end to it.
    • For ten years this phrase has proved the life of the agency business, and to tie a can to it today might terminate more seriously than could be imagined.1909, A.G. Hendricks, Judicious Advertising and Advertising Experience, page 33

Questions about tying a can to it

What is tying a can to it the present participle and gerund of?
Tying a can to it is the present participle and gerund of tie a can to it.

Words near tying a can to it in the dictionary

  1. TYIA
  2. Tyigh
  3. Tyighs
  4. tyin
  5. tying
  6. tying a can to it
  7. tying and dyeing
  8. tying back
  9. tying down
  10. tying hand and foot
  11. tying in

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