tie off

verb

tied off; tying off or tieing off; ties off

1

: to fasten or hold (something) by tying a knot or bow at its end

I finished knitting the last row and tied off the yarn.

2

: to close (something) with string, thread, etc.

The surgeon tied off the vein.

Examples of tie off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The braids appear to be tied off with thin, white rope and have a romantic, lived-in, casual quality—though not too casual to seem irrefutably stylish at a Paris couture show. — Marci Robin, Allure, 6 July 2026

The Barksdale operation knows the police are onto them, so Avon (Wood Harris) and Stringer (Idris Elba) are trying to tie off any loose ends that could potentially compromise them. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

Meanwhile, South Korea heads into this tie off the back of a comeback 2-1 win against the Czech Republic. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

Ideally, boats should be placed in the middle of a canal and tied off to the sea walls on both sides. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026

Rhymes for tie off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff

Medical Definition

tie off

transitive verb

ˈtī-ˈȯf 

tied off; tying off or tieing off

: to close by means of an encircling or enveloping ligature

tie off a bleeding vessel