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tie
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tie  (t)
v. tied, ty·ing (tng), ties
v.tr.
1. To fasten or secure with or as if with a cord, rope, or strap: tied the kite to a post; tie up a bundle.
2. To fasten by drawing together the parts or sides and knotting with strings or laces: tied her shoes.
3.
a. To make by fastening ends or parts: tie a knot.
b. To put a knot or bow in: tie a neck scarf.
4. To confine or restrict as if with cord: duties that tied him to the office.
5. To bring together in relationship; connect or unite: friends who were tied by common interests; people who are tied by blood or marriage.
6.
a. To equal (an opponent or an opponent's score) in a contest.
b. To equal an opponent's score in (a contest): tied the game with minutes remaining.
7. Music To join (notes) by a tie.
v.intr.
1. To be fastened or attached: The apron ties at the back.
2. To achieve equal scores in a contest.
n.
1. A cord, string, or other means by which something is tied.
2. Something that connects or unites; a link: a blood tie; marital ties.
3. A necktie.
4. A beam or rod that joins parts and gives support.
5. One of the beams, usually made of wood, that are laid across a railroad bed to secure the rails.
6.
a. An equality of scores, votes, or performance in a contest: The election ended in a tie.
b. A contest so resulting; a draw.
7. Music A curved line above or below two notes of the same pitch, indicating that the tone is to be sustained for their combined duration.
Phrasal Verbs:
tie in
To bring into or have a close or effective relation; connect or coordinate: two events that do not tie in; tying the movie promotion in with the book sales.
tie into
To attack energetically.
tie up
1. Nautical To secure or be secured to a shore or pier; dock.
2. To impede the progress of; block: The accident tied up traffic.
3. To keep occupied; engage: She was tied up in a meeting all morning. The phone was tied up for an hour.
4. To place (funds) so as to make inaccessible for other uses: tied up her cash in long-term investments.
Idioms:
tie one on Slang
To become intoxicated; go on a drinking spree.
tie the knot Slang
1. To get married.
2. To perform a marriage ceremony.

[Middle English tien, from Old English tgan; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

tie [taɪ]
vb ties, tying, tied
1. (when tr, often foll by up) to fasten or be fastened with string, thread, etc.
2. to make (a knot or bow) in (something) to tie a knot tie a ribbon
3. (tr) to restrict or secure
4. to equal the score of a competitor or fellow candidate
5. (tr) Informal to unite in marriage
6. (Music, other) Music
a.  to execute (two successive notes of the same pitch) as though they formed one note of composite time value
b.  to connect (two printed notes) with a tie
fit to be tied Slang very angry or upset
n
1. a bond, link, or fastening
2. a restriction or restraint
3. a string, wire, ribbon, etc., with which something is tied
4. (Clothing & Fashion) a long narrow piece of material worn, esp by men, under the collar of a shirt, tied in a knot close to the throat with the ends hanging down the front US name necktie
5.
a.  an equality in score, attainment, etc., in a contest
b.  the match or competition in which such a result is attained
6. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a structural member carrying tension, such as a tie beam or tie rod
7. (General Sporting Terms) Sport Brit a match or game in an eliminating competition a cup tie
8. (Clothing & Fashion) (usually plural) a shoe fastened by means of laces
9. (Transport / Railways) the US and Canadian name for sleeper (on a railway track)
10. (Music, other) Music a slur connecting two notes of the same pitch indicating that the sound is to be prolonged for their joint time value
11. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) Surveying one of two measurements running from two points on a survey line to a point of detail to fix its position
12. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) Lacemaking another name for bride2 See also tie in, tie up
[Old English tīgan to tie; related to Old Norse teygja to draw, stretch out, Old English tēon to pull; see tug, tow1, tight]

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