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tying someone's hands

tying someone's hands is the present participle and gerund 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 tying someone's hands

What is tying someone's hands the present participle and gerund of?
Tying someone's hands is the present participle and gerund of tie someone's hands.

Words near tying someone's hands in the dictionary

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

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