tie
tied; ties; tying
A tie is a thin piece of cloth that's knotted around the neck, an accessory worn by men on formal occasions. You may wear a tie to graduation, a wedding, or if you're just trying to impress someone.
If the score of a game is equal, then the game is a tie. Some games, like chess, can actually end in a tie, but other games, like basketball, continue until there's a winner. You can also use the word tie as a verb: "Looks like the game will tie at two apiece." As a verb, tie also means to fasten two or more things together, like when you tie your shoelaces or your tie.
Definitions of tie
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fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
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synonyms:
bind
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gag, muzzle
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
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retie
tie again or anew
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bind off, tie up
finish the last row
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loop
fasten or join with a loop
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cord
bind or tie with a cord
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lash together
bind together with a cord or rope
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truss
tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
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leash, rope
fasten with a rope
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strap
tie with a strap
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knot
tie or fasten into a knot
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lash
bind with a rope, chain, or cord
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band
bind or tie together, as with a band
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lace, lace up
draw through eyes or holes
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hobble, hopple
strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison
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frap
make secure by lashing
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relace
lace again
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connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces“Tie the ropes together”
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disconnect
make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
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conjoin, join
make contact or come together
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ground
connect to a ground
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bring together, join
cause to become joined or linked
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attach
cause to be attached
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daisy-chain
connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer
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interconnect, interlink
cause to be interconnected or interwoven
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tee
connect with a tee
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put through
connect by telephone
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hitch
connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
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hang together, interdepend
be connected
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bridge, bridge over
connect or reduce the distance between
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ancylose, ankylose
produce ankylosis by surgery
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fix, fixate
make fixed, stable or stationary
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connect
join for the purpose of communication
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connect
join by means of communication equipment
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feather
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
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tether
tie with a tether
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fasten
attach to
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attach
become attached
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cross-link
join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein)
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miter
fit together in a miter joint
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ply
join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding
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close, close up
unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
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anastomose, inosculate
cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis
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anastomose, inosculate
come together or open into each other
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earth
connect to the earth
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couple, match, mate, pair, twin
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
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match
give or join in marriage
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mortice, mortise
join by a tenon and mortise
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cog
join pieces of wood with cogs
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fair
join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
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scarf
unite by a scarf joint
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rebate
join with a rebate
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rabbet
join with a rabbet joint
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seam
put together with a seam
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bridge
make a bridge across
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hinge
attach with a hinge
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bell
attach a bell to
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band, ring
attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
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couple, couple on, couple up
link together
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affix
attach or become attached to a stem word
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bind
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
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catch, hitch
to hook or entangle
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append, hang on, tack, tack on, tag on
fix to; attach
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add on, affix, append, supplement
add to the very end
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tape
fasten or attach with tape
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glue, paste
join or attach with or as if with glue
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pin down, pin up
attach with or as if with a pin
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peg, peg down
fasten or secure with a wooden pin
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fasten, fix, secure
cause to be firmly attached
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mount
attach to a support
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affix, stick on
attach to
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nail
attach something somewhere by means of nails
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hook up
connect or link
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clip
attach with a clip
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enter, infix, insert, introduce
put or introduce into something
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yoke
put a yoke on or join with a yoke
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harness, tackle
put a harness
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link, yoke
link with or as with a yoke
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yoke
become joined or linked together
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saddle
put a saddle on
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engraft, graft, ingraft
cause to grow together parts from different plants
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splice
join together so as to form new genetic combinations
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splice
join the ends of
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label, mark, tag
attach a tag or label to
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patch, piece
to join or unite the pieces of
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solder
join or fuse with solder
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weld
join together by heating
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limber, limber up
attach the limber
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close
bring together all the elements or parts of
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ligate
join letters in a ligature when writing
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assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
create by putting components or members together
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quilt
stitch or sew together
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entwine, knit
tie or link together
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sovietise, sovietize
bring under Soviet control, of a country
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disconnect
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form a knot or bow in
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make by tying pieces together
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a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied“he needed a tie for the packages”
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drawing string, drawstring, string
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
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purse string
a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse
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type of:
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cord
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
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drawing string, drawstring, string
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neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front“he wore a vest and tie”
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synonyms:
necktie
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bola, bola tie, bolo, bolo tie
a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
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bow tie, bow-tie, bowtie
a man's tie that ties in a bow
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four-in-hand
a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other
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old school tie
necktie indicating the school the wearer attended
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string tie
a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow
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Windsor tie
a wide necktie worn in a loose bow
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black tie
a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket
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white tie
bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress
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type of:
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neckwear
articles of clothing worn about the neck
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a fastener that serves to join or connect
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a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
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one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
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synonyms:
crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper
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finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
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equality of score in a contest
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types:
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deuce
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
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type of:
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equality, equation, equivalence, par
a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
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deuce
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the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
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create social or emotional ties
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perform a marriage ceremony
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conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed
take in marriage
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conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed
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a social or business relationship“he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team”
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synonyms:
affiliation, association, tie-up
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type of:
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relationship
a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
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relationship
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unite musical notes by a tie
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(music) a curved line over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
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type of:
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slur
(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
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slur
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limit or restrict to
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