Meaning of tie off | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To close, seal, or end something by tying a knot.
   transitive
2. To close (something) with string, thread, etc.
   transitive
3. To tie something around the arm in order to restrict blood flow for the purposes of intravenous drug injection.
   informal, intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“She gave the Times an interview and let herself be photographed, she stroked the pastry chef’s ego, she stayed late and bagged up the spoiled meats in privacy, she fired the dishwasher who’d tied off in the john, and every lunch and every dinner she dogged the line and troubleshot.”

CEFR level