tie

[[t]taɪ[/t]]

v. tied, ty•ing, n.

1) to bind or fasten with a cord, string, or the like:

to tie a bundle[/ex]

2) to fasten by tightening and knotting the string or strings of:

to tie one's shoes[/ex]

3) to draw or fasten together into a knot or bow:

to tie one's shoelaces[/ex]

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

5) to bind or join closely or firmly:

Great affection tied them[/ex]

6) to confine or restrict:

The weather tied us to the house[/ex]

7) to oblige to do something

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

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

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

11) to make a tie, bond, or connection

12) to make the same score; be equal in a contest:

to tie for first place[/ex]

13) phv tie down, to curtail the activities of; confine:

The desk job ties him down[/ex]

14) phv tie in

a) to connect coherently; be consistent:

His story ties in with the facts[/ex]

b) to make or form a tie-in

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

16) phv tie up

a) to fasten securely by tying

b) to wrap and secure, as with string; bind

c) to hinder or bring to a stop; impede

d) to render (money or property) unavailable for further disposition, investment, etc

e) to moor (a ship)

f) to engage or occupy completely:

The boss is tied up till noon[/ex]

17) a cord, string, or the like, used for tying, fastening, or wrapping something

18) that with which anything is tied

19) clo a necktie

20) clo a low shoe fastened with a lace

21) clo an ornamental knot; bow

22) a bond, as of affection, kinship, or mutual interest:

family ties[/ex]

23) a state of equality in points scored, votes obtained, etc., among competitors

24) bui 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

25) mad 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

26) rai one of the wooden beams laid across the bed of a railroad to support the rails and keep them in place; crosstie

27) clo

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- tie one on tie the knot

Etymology: bef. 900; ME te(i) gh cord, rope, OE tēah, tēg, c. ON taug rope. Cf. tug, tow I