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Definition of Tie

1. Noun. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front. "He wore a vest and tie"

2. Verb. Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord. "They tied their victim to the chair"

3. Noun. A social or business relationship. "Many close associations with England"

4. Verb. Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.. "The teams drew a tie"

5. Noun. Equality of score in a contest.

6. Verb. Limit or restrict to. "These big jets are tied to large airports"

7. Noun. A horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating. "He nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"

8. Verb. Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces. "Link arms"

9. Noun. A fastener that serves to join or connect. "The walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

10. Verb. Form a knot or bow in. "Tie a necktie"

11. Noun. The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided. "Their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"

12. Verb. Create social or emotional ties. "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

13. Noun. (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value.

14. Verb. Perform a marriage ceremony. "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"

15. Noun. One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track. "The British call a railroad tie a sleeper"

16. Verb. Make by tying pieces together. "The fishermen tied their flies"

17. Noun. A cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied. "He needed a tie for the packages"

18. Verb. Unite musical notes by a tie.

Definition of Tie

1. n. A knot; a fastening.

2. v. t. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind.

3. v. i. To make a tie; to make an equal score.

Definition of Tie

1. to fasten with a cord or rope [v TIED, TYING or TIEING, TIES]

Medical Definition of Tie

1. 1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. "Tie the kine to the cart." "My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck." (Prov. Vi. 20,21) 2. 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. "We do not tie this knot with an intention to puzzle the argument." 3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold. "In bond of virtuous love together tied." (Fairfax) 4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine. "Not tied to rules of policy, you find Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind." (Dryden) 5. To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them. 6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with. To ride and tie. See Ride. To tie down. To fasten so as to prevent from rising. To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action. To tie up, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion or action. Origin: OE. Tien, teyen, AS. Tigan, tiegan, fr. Teag, teah, a rope; akin to Icel. Taug, and AS. Teon to draw, to pull. See Tug, and cf. Tow to drag. Origin: AS. Tege, tge, tige. 64. See Tie. 1. A knot; a fastening. 2. A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance. "No distance breaks the tie of blood." (Young) 3. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig. 4. An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc, which prevents either party from being victorious; equality in any contest, as a race. 5. 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. 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. Low shoes fastened with lacings. Bale tie, a fastening for the ends of a hoop for a bale. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tie

tidivate tidivated tidivates tidley tidology tids tidy tidy tidying tidytips

tidytips tidy sum tidy tips tidy up tie (current term) tie (current term) TIE-2 receptor tyrosine kinase tie-in tie-on tie-over dressing

tie-up tieback tiebacks tiebreak tiebreaker tiebreakers tiebreaks tieclasp tieclasps tied

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