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tie

tie [ ]


verb  (past and past participle tied, present participle ty·ing, 3rd person present singular ties)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb fasten something with rope: to fasten things together with a rope, string, or cord

2. transitive verb fasten something by knotting: to fasten something with a knot or bow

3. intransitive verb sports leisure have equal score: to achieve the same score or place as somebody else in a game, race, or competition

4. transitive verb make knot: to make a knot or bow with rope, string, or cord

5. transitive verb connect things: to make a connection or link between people or things

6. transitive verb restrict: to restrict somebody to particular conditions

7. transitive verb music sustain musical note: to hold a musical note from one bar to the next, thereby extending its value

8. transitive verb music connect notes with curved line: in musical notation, to connect two notes with a curved line



noun  (plural ties)
Definition:
 
1. strip of fabric worn around neck: a long thin piece of fabric worn around the neck, under a shirt collar, and tied at the front so that the ends hang down.
See also  bow tiebolo tie


2. connection: something that links or unites people or things

3. something for attaching: a long thin piece of material such as rope or wire used to fasten or close something else
Where are the ties for the garbage bags?

4. sports leisure equal outcome: an equal score or result in a game, race, or competition

5. rail wooden beam supporting rail: a wooden beam laid across a railroad track to support the rails

6. construction strengthening beam: a connecting, strengthening, or supporting beam or rod

7. restriction: something that restricts or confines somebody or something

8. music curved line indicating extension of notes: a curved line shown above or below two musical notes of the same pitch, indicating that they are to be sounded without a break for their combined duration

9. civil engineering surveying measurement: either of two measurements on a survey line used to fix the position of a reference point



adjective 
Definition:
 
made equal: having an equal outcome

[ Old English tīgan< Germanic, "pull"]

tie one on to get drunk (informal)


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See tide.

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