Definitions
1.verbTo tie up a bird before cooking it.
2.verbTo secure or bind with ropes.
3.verbTo support.
4.verbTo take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
5.verbTo strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
6.verbTo execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up.