Sentence:  I found a trooper once the Apache had spread-eagled on an ant hill , and another time we ran across some teamsters they 'd caught , <WSD>tied</WSD> upside down on their own wagon wheels over little fires until their brains was exploded right out o ' their skulls . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord