1. A connection or association: the tie-in between economic hardship and civil strife. 2. a. A media product, such as a book, video game, or movie, that makes use of material presented in another, usually more well-known media product: a video game that was a tie-in to a popular movie.
Definition of curtail. 1  transitive verb. : 2  to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part curtail the power of the executive branch curtail inflation Some school activities are being curtailed due to a lack of funds.
(2017-present) 1  Curtailment of Reinforcement in Beams: Reinforcements are curtailed along its length in beams depending on the bending moment at the section. Anchorage or development length required at support is provided during curtailment of reinforcement. In simple words, to economize the design of a flexural member, the tensile bars are curtailed at the section beyond which it is no longer required to resist flexure.