tie

Nouns

  • (n) neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
    • he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie
    • he wore a vest and tie
    necktie,
  • (n) a social or business relationship
    • a valuable financial affiliation
    • he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
    • many close associations with England
    affiliation, tie-up, association,
  • (n) equality of score in a contest
  • (n) a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
    • he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam
    tie beam,
  • (n) a fastener that serves to join or connect
    • the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
    linkup, tie-in, link,
  • (n) the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
    • the game ended in a draw
    • their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
    standoff, draw,
  • (n) (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
  • (n) one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
    • the British call a railroad tie a sleeper
    crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper,
  • (n) a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
    • he needed a tie for the packages

Verbs

  • (v) fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
    • They tied their victim to the chair
    bind,
  • (v) finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
    • The teams drew a tie
    draw,
  • (v) limit or restrict to
    • I am tied to UNIX
    • These big jets are tied to large airports
  • (v) connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
    • Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
    • Tie the ropes together
    • Link arms
    connect, link, link up,
  • (v) form a knot or bow in
    • tie a necktie
  • (v) create social or emotional ties
    • The grandparents want to bond with the child
    bind, bond, attach,
  • (v) perform a marriage ceremony
    • The minister married us on Saturday
    • We were wed the following week
    • The couple got spliced on Hawaii
    marry, splice, wed,
  • (v) make by tying pieces together
    • The fishermen tied their flies
  • (v) unite musical notes by a tie

Synonyms

bind necktie affiliation tie-up association draw connect link link up tie beam linkup tie-in standoff bond attach marry splice wed crosstie railroad tie sleeper

Antonyms

unbrace unlace untie disconnect

See also

tie down tie up truss bind

Words of close approximity

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