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Definition of 'tie' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) tie
to bind or fasten with a cord, string, or the like:
to tie a bundle.

2.  tie
to fasten by tightening and knotting the string or strings of:
to tie one's shoes.

3.  tie
to draw or fasten together into a knot or bow:
to tie one's shoelaces.

4.  tie
to form by looping and interlacing, as a knot or bow.

5.  tie
to bind or join closely or firmly:
Great affection tied them.

6.  tie
to confine or restrict:
The weather tied us to the house.

7.  tie
to oblige to do something.

8.  tie
to make the same score as; equal in a contest.

9.  tie
to connect (musical notes) by a tie.

10.  tie
to design and make (an artificial fly) for fishing.

11. (v.i.) tie
to make a tie, bond, or connection.

12.  tie
to make the same score; be equal in a contest:
to tie for first place.

13.  tie
tie down, to curtail the activities of; confine:
The desk job ties him down.

14.  tie
tie in,

15.  tie
to connect coherently; be consistent:
His story ties in with the facts.

16.  tie
to make or form a tie-in.

17.  tie
tie off, to tie a cord or suture around (a blood vessel or the like) so as to stop the flow within.

18.  tie
tie up,

19.  tie
to fasten securely by tying.

20.  tie
to wrap and secure, as with string; bind.

21.  tie
to hinder or bring to a stop; impede.

22.  tie
to render (money or property) unavailable for further disposition, investment, etc.

23.  tie
to moor (a ship).

24.  tie
to engage or occupy completely:
The boss is tied up till noon.

25. (n.) tie
a cord, string, or the like, used for tying, fastening, or wrapping something.

26.  tie
that with which anything is tied.

27.  tie
a necktie.

28.  tie
a low shoe fastened with a lace.

29.  tie
an ornamental knot; bow.

30.  tie
a bond, as of affection, kinship, or mutual interest:
family ties.

31.  tie
a state of equality in points scored, votes obtained, etc., among competitors.

32.  tie
any of various structural members, as beams or rods, for keeping two objects, as rafters or the haunches of an arch, from spreading or separating.

33.  tie
a curved line connecting two musical notes on the same line or space to indicate that the sound is to be sustained for their joint value, not repeated.

34.  tie
one of the wooden beams laid across the bed of a railroad to support the rails and keep them in place; crosstie.


Definition of 'tie' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) necktie, tie
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece 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 business relationship
"a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

3. (noun) tie
equality of score in a contest

4. (noun) tie, tie beam
a horizontal beam 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 slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value

8. (noun) tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
"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 equal number 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 marriage ceremony
"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"

18. (verb) tie
unite musical notes by a tie


Definition of 'tie' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) tie
to fasten sth by joining two strings, ropes, etc.
Tie your shoes.; They tied the ropes around the crate.; He tied the dog's leash to the railing.; Tie the two ends together.

2.  tie
to make a knot with string, rope, etc.
Tie some knots in the string.; kids learning how to tie a bow

3.  tie
to link or connect two things
evidence that ties the two men to the murder

4.  tie
to make the score of the game the same for each side
That shot tied the score.; The score was tied, 2-2.; "Did you win?" "No, we tied."

5.  tie
to limit or restrict
The contract ties me to the company for six years.

6.  tie
tie the knot
to get married
When are they going to tie the knot?

7. (noun) tie
a long colored piece of cloth, tied under the collar of a man's shirt
a shirt and tie

8.  tie
a connection or link
his ties to the mafia

9.  tie
sth used to fasten things
plastic ties for garbage bags

10.  tie
a score in a game in which both sides have the same number of points
It ended in a tie.


Definition of 'tie' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) tie
a knot; a fastening

2. (verb) tie
a bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance

3. (verb) tie
a knot of hair, as at the back of a wig

4. (verb) tie
an equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which prevents either party from being victorious; equality in any contest, as a race

5. (verb) tie
a beam or rod for holding two parts together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which support the track and keep it in place

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 same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature

7. (verb) tie
low shoes fastened with lacings

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

10. (verb) tie
to unite firmly; to fasten; to hold

11. (verb) tie
to hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine

12. (verb) tie
to unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them

13. (verb) tie
to make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with

14. (verb) tie
to make a tie; to make an equal score


Translation of 'tie' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (often withto, ~onetc) to fasten with a string, rope etc
He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job; – I hate being tied to a desk.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vasgeketting Arabic flag Arabic: يَرْبُط Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: връзвам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: amarrar Czech flag Czech: (při)vázat, připoutat German flag German: binden
Danish flag Danish: binde Greek flag Greek: δένω Spanish flag Spanish: amarrar, atar
Estonian flag Estonian: siduma Farsi flag Farsi: بستن Finnish flag Finnish: kiinnittää
French flag French: attacher Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִקשוֹר Hindi flag Hindi: बांधना
Croatian flag Croatian: vezati, svezati Hungarian flag Hungarian: (meg)köt Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengikat
Icelandic flag Icelandic: binda Italian flag Italian: legare, attaccare Japanese flag Japanese: 縛る
Korean flag Korean: 묶다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: (pri)rišti Latvian flag Latvian: sasiet; piesiet; apsiet
Malay flag Malay: mengikat Dutch flag Dutch: binden Norwegian flag Norwegian: knytte, binde
Polish flag Polish: wiązać Portuguese flag Portuguese: amarrar Romanian flag Romanian: a lega
Russian flag Russian: привязывать; перевязывать Slovenian flag Slovenian: privezati Serbian flag Serbian: vezati
Swedish flag Swedish: binda [fast] Thai flag Thai: ผูกให้แน่น Turkish flag Turkish: bağlamak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese:  Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: прив'язувати Urdu flag Urdu: باندھنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: buộc, cột Chinese flag Chinese: 

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