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tied

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. trussed, tiedadjective

    bound or secured closely

    "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken"

  2. tiedadjective

    bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection

    "people tied by blood or marriage"

  3. tied, fastenedadjective

    fastened with strings or cords

    "a neatly tied bundle"

  4. laced, tiedadjective

    closed with a lace

    "snugly laced shoes"

  5. tied(p), even, level(p)adjective

    of the score in a contest

    "the score is tied"

Wiktionary

  1. tiedadjective

    Connected.

    As a couple, they are strongly tied to one another.

  2. tiedadjective

    That resulted in a tie.

ChatGPT

  1. tied

    Tied generally refers to being connected, bound or fastened together, particularly with a string, cord or rope. Additionally, it may imply being in an equal state or condition, such as a game or competition where two or more participants have the same score. It can also refer to a person's busy state, being preoccupied or committed to certain responsibilities, implying they are not free.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tied

    of Tie

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'tied' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3912

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'tied' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2660

Anagrams for tied »

  1. tide

  2. diet

  3. edit

  4. dite

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tied in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tied in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of tied in a Sentence

  1. Marcela Puicón:

    I feel helpless, angry and furious, I feel like my hands are tied, my father is sick and we can't afford something that is so essential for him to survive.

  2. Tony Wooten:

    She forced employees to the back of the store, where she zip-tied their hands before robbing the Zales.

  3. Mike Noble:

    McSally's and Trump's numbers are almost identical, they are so tied together.

  4. Steve Smith:

    It is, however, worth noting that every balloon released in Memorial Stadium is natural latex biodegradable. Also, the balloons are tied off with 100 percent cotton strings.

  5. Harvey Weinstein:

    My s--t is tied up with this man, it’s been a weird f---ing week... I just wanted to make some f---ing movies, that’s it. That’s why I came, that’s why I made ‘Clerks.’ And no f---ing movie is worth all this. Like, my entire career, f--k it, take it. It’s wrapped up in something really f---ing horrible.

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