1. (noun)necktie, tie neckwear consisting of a long narrowpiece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"
2. (noun)affiliation, association, tie, tie-up a social or businessrelationship "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
4. (noun)tie, tie beam a horizontalbeam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"
5. (noun)link, linkup, tie, tie-in a fastener that serves to join or connect "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
6. (noun)draw, standoff, tie the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
7. (noun)tie (music) a slurover two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined timevalue
8. (noun)tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper one of the crossbraces that support the rails on a railwaytrack "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
9. (verb)tie a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied "he needed a tie for the packages"
10. (verb)tie, bind fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord "They tied their victim to the chair"
11. (verb)tie, draw finish a game with an equalnumber of points, goals, etc. "The teams drew a tie"
12. (verb)tie limit or restrict to "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"
13. (verb)connect, link, tie, link up connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
14. (verb)tie form a knot or bow in "tie a necktie"
15. (verb)bind, tie, attach, bond create social or emotional ties "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
16. (verb)marry, wed, tie, splice perform a marriageceremony "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
17. (verb)tie make by tying pieces together "The fishermen tied their flies"
6. (verb)tie a line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the samepitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature
8. (verb)tie to fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind
9. (verb)tie to form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord to a tree; to knit; to knot
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