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Tie

noun

(pl. ties)

1.

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

2.

A social or business relationship. Synonyms: affiliation, association, tie-up. "He was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team" , "Many close associations with England"

3.

Equality of score in a contest.

4.

A horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating. Synonym: tie beam.

5.

A fastener that serves to join or connect. Synonyms: link, linkup, tie-in.

6.

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

7.

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

8.

One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track. Synonyms: crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper.

9.

A cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied.

verb

(past & past part. tied, obs. tight; pres. part. tying)

1.

Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord. Synonym: bind. Antonym: untie.

2.

Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.. Synonym: draw.

3.

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

4.

Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces. Synonyms: connect, link, link up. "Tie the ropes together" , "Link arms" Antonym: disconnect.

5.

Form a knot or bow in.

6.

Create social or emotional ties. Synonyms: attach, bind, bond.

7.

Perform a marriage ceremony. Synonyms: marry, splice, wed. "We were wed the following week" , "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"

8.

Make by tying pieces together.

9.

Unite musical notes by a tie.

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"Tie" Quotes from Famous Books

... patent). Max! In this disclosure place I in thy hands [A pause. The empire's welfare and thy father's life. Dear to thy inmost heart is Wallenstein A powerful tie of love, of veneration, Hath knit thee to him from thy earliest youth. Thou nourishest the wish,—O let me still Anticipate thy loitering confidence! The hope thou nourishest to knit thyself Yet closer ...

— The Works of Frederich Schiller in English • Frederich Schiller

... in the water he thought for a moment or two that he would find Red's clothes on the bank and tie knots in them. That was a favorite trick of Red's—tying hard knots in other boys' clothes. Sometimes he even wet the knots, to ...

— The Tale of Snowball Lamb • Arthur Bailey

... thou shalt not be bound, yet shalt thou not stir beyond yon temple wall until she come, and with her the son of princes who yearns for her; then shall I lift my will from thee and tie thee to the wall that thou mayst behold the double sacrifice of love and life made ...

— Leonie of the Jungle • Joan Conquest

... intellect or character, can climb to any public distinction, no matter what, in America, without first grovelling down upon the earth, and bending the knee before this monster of depravity; when any private excellence is safe from its attacks; when any social confidence is left unbroken by it, or any tie of social decency and honour is held in the least regard; when any man in that free country has freedom of opinion, and presumes to think for himself, and speak for himself, without humble reference to a censorship which, for its rampant ignorance and base dishonesty, he utterly loathes and despises ...

— American Notes for General Circulation • Charles Dickens

... father; by the time they have got rid of the novelty of the thing the bills begin to come in, and they spend the remainder of their amiable lives in trying to shove the expense off on to each other. With an old-fashioned marriage contract to tie them up, that would not happen, because the wife is bound to provide so many clothes, and the husband has to give her just so much to eat, and there is an end ...

— Doctor Claudius, A True Story • F. Marion Crawford

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