tie

to bind

tie; bind; imprison; tie; bind; tie; harness; bind; gird; begin the battle; make the attack; be bound; imprisoned; be taken prisoner

to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle

bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.

to yoke or hitch

by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle