Definition of tie
The meaning of the word tie.
19 definitions of tie | ||
| - noun | ||
| 1. | necktie -- 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" | |
| synonyms: necktie | ||
| 2. | affiliation -- 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" | |
| synonyms: affiliation, association, tie-up | ||
| 3. | tie -- equality of score in a contest | |
| 4. | tie -- a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam" | |
| synonyms: tie beam | ||
| 5. | link -- a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" | |
| synonyms: link, linkup, tie-in | ||
| 6. | draw -- 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" | |
| synonyms: draw, standoff | ||
| 7. | tie -- (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value | |
| 8. | tie -- one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" | |
| synonyms: railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper | ||
| 9. | tie -- a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages" | |
| - verb | ||
| 10. | tie -- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" | |
| synonyms: bind | ||
| antonyms: untie -- undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" | ||
| 11. | tie -- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" | |
| synonyms: draw | ||
| 12. | tie -- limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" | |
| 13. | connect -- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" | |
| synonyms: connect, link, link up | ||
| antonyms: disconnect -- make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten | ||
| 14. | tie -- form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie" | |
| 15. | bind -- create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" | |
| synonyms: bind, attach, bond | ||
| 16. | marry -- perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" | |
| synonyms: marry, wed, splice | ||
| 17. | tie -- make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies" | |
| 18. | tie -- unite musical notes by a tie | |
| 19. | tie, tied -- to fasten with a cord or rope | |
| synonyms: tied, ties, retie, tying, tieing, tyde | ||
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