verb (used with object),tied[tahyd], /taɪd/, ty·ing[tahy-ing]. /ˈtaɪ ɪŋ/.
to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
to draw together the parts of with a knotted string or the like: to tie a bundle tight.
to fasten by tightening and knotting the string or strings of: to tie one's shoes.
to draw or fasten together into a knot, as a cord: to tie one's shoelace.
to form by looping and interlacing, as a knot or bow.
to fasten, join, or connect in any way.
Angling. to design and make (an artificial fly).
to bind or join closely or firmly: Great affection tied them.
Informal. to unite in marriage.
to confine, restrict, or limit: The weather tied him to the house.
to bind or oblige, as to do something.
to make the same score as; equal in a contest.
Music. to connect (notes) by a tie.
verb (used without object),tied[tahyd], /taɪd/, ty·ing[tahy-ing]. /ˈtaɪ ɪŋ/.
to make a tie, bond, or connection.
to make or be the same score; be equal in a contest: The teams tied for first place in the league.
noun
that with which anything is tied.
a cord, string, or the like, used for tying, fastening, binding, or wrapping something.
a necktie.
a low shoe fastened with a lace.
a knot, especially an ornamental one; bow.
anything that fastens, secures, or unites.
a bond or connection, as of affection, kinship, mutual interest, or between two or more people, groups, nations, or the like: family ties; the ties between Britain and the U.S.
a state of equality in the result of a contest, as in points scored, votes obtained, etc., among competitors: The game ended in a tie.
a match or contest in which this occurs.
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.
Music. a curved line connecting two notes on the same line or space to indicate that the sound is to be sustained for their joint value, not repeated.
Also called, especially British, sleeper. Railroads. any of a number of closely spaced transverse beams, usually of wood, for holding the rails forming a track at the proper distance from each other and for transmitting train loads to the ballast and roadbed.
bride2 (def. 1).
Surveying. a measurement made to determine the position of a survey station with respect to a reference mark or other isolated point.
Verb Phrases
tie down,to limit one's activities; confine; curtail: He finds that a desk job ties him down.
tie in,
to connect or be connected; be consistent: His story ties in with the facts.
Surveying.to establish the position of (a point not part of a survey control).
to make a tie-in, especially in advertising or a sale: The paperback book is tied in with the movie of the same title.
tie off,to tie a cord or suture around (a vein, blood vessel, or the like) so as to stop the flow within.
tie up,
to fasten securely by tying.
to wrap; bind.
to hinder; impede.
to bring to a stop; make inactive.
to invest or place (money) in such a way as to render unavailable for other uses.
to place (property) under such conditions or restrictions as to prevent sale or alienation.
to moor a ship.
to engage or occupy completely: I can't see you now, I'm all tied up.
Idioms for tie
tie one on, Slang. to get drunk: Charlie sure tied one on last night!
tie the knot. knot1 (def. 18).
Origin of tie
First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English te(i)gh “cord, rope,” Old English tēagh, tēgh, cognate with Old Norse taug rope; (verb) Middle English tien, Old English tīgan, derivative of the noun; compare Old Norse teygja “to draw”; see tug, tow1
SYNONYMS FOR tie
6 unite, link, knit, yoke, lock.
11 obligate, constrain.
17 rope, band, ligature.
18 cravat.
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ANTONYMS FOR tie
1 loose, loosen.
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synonym study for tie
22. See bond1.
OTHER WORDS FROM tie
re·tie,verb (used with object),re·tied,re·ty·ing.un·der·tie,nounun·der·tie,verb (used with object),un·der·tied,un·der·ty·ing.well-tied,adjective
And you must retie binds with those you carelessly discarded.
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At intervals she stands up to rest, and to retie her disarranged apron, or to pull her bonnet straight.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy
But it was possible to undo and then retie the knots in just the same way as before, so that nobody would be any the wiser.
The Poor Plutocrats|Maurus Jkai
And with trembling fingers Johannes helped to retie the loosened cords around the little feet of the rabbit.
The Quest|Frederik van Eeden
The result of this letter was that Imlay and Mary tried to retie the broken thread of their domestic relations.
Mary Wollstonecraft|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Since Mary Hope refused to put out her hand for the bag, Tom began very calmly to retie it on her saddle.
Rim o' the World|B. M. Bower
British Dictionary definitions for tie
tie
/ (taɪ) /
verbties, tyingortied
(when tr, often foll by up) to fasten or be fastened with string, thread, etc
to make (a knot or bow) in (something)to tie a knot; tie a ribbon
(tr)to restrict or secure
to equal the score of a competitor or fellow candidate
(tr)informalto unite in marriage
music
to execute (two successive notes of the same pitch) as though they formed one note of composite time value
to connect (two printed notes) with a tie
fit to be tiedslangvery angry or upset
noun
a bond, link, or fastening
a restriction or restraint
a string, wire, ribbon, etc, with which something is tied
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 frontUS name: necktie
an equality in score, attainment, etc, in a contest
the match or competition in which such a result is attained
a structural member carrying tension, such as a tie beam or tie rod
sport, Britisha match or game in an eliminating competitiona cup tie
(usually plural)a shoe fastened by means of laces
the US and Canadian name for sleeper (def. 3)
musica slur connecting two notes of the same pitch indicating that the sound is to be prolonged for their joint time value
surveyingone of two measurements running from two points on a survey line to a point of detail to fix its position
lacemaking another name for bride 2
See also tie in, tie up
Word Origin for tie
Old English tīgan to tie; related to Old Norse teygja to draw, stretch out, Old English tēon to pull; see tug, tow1, tight