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Definition of 'tie'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
A knot; a fastening.
A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
- (Young)
A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
- It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score.
A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
A strong connection between people or groups of people; a bond.
- the sacred ties''' of friendship or of duty; the '''ties of allegiance
* Young
- No distance breaks the tie of blood.
(construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
- Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes.
(rail transport|US) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
(cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different to a draw).
(sports|British) A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
- The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957.
(music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes (not to be confused with a slur).
(statistics) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
(surveying) A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
(graph theory) connection between two vertices.
Usage notes
* In cricket, a tie'' and a ''draw are not the same. See .
Synonyms
* (situation where one or more participants in a competition are placed equally) draw
* (horizontal member that supports railway lines) sleeper (British)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) , (m).
Verb
To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
- Tie this rope in a knot for me, please.
- Tie the rope to this tree.
To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
- Tie a knot in this rope for me, please.
To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
- Tie him to the tree.
* Fairfax
- In bond of virtuous love together tied .
To secure (something) by string or the like.
- Tie your shoes.
* Dryden
- Not tied to rules of policy, you find / Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind.
(transitive|or|intransitive) To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
- They tied for third place.
- They tied the game.
(US) To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
- He tied me for third place.
(music) To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.
Synonyms
* fasten
Antonyms
* unfasten
* untie
Derived terms
* tie down
* tie-in, tie in
* tie the knot
* tie up
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