Tied
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Connected. Connected or attached by means of a knot in a rope, cord, string, or the like. Bound or restrained by one or more ropes, cords, strings, or the like.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
Example sentence: Only a few years after building a federal system that cleared the way for equal opportunity, Republicans faced a racist and xenophobic backlash against an active government - and they folded. By the 1880s, the party's leaders had abandoned their message of opportunity and tied themselves to big business.
Trussed
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To tie up a bird before cooking it.