1. To fasten or secure with or as if with a cord, rope, or strap: tied the kite to a post; tie up a bundle.2. To fasten by drawing together the parts or sides and knotting with strings or laces: tied her shoes.3a. To make by fastening ends or parts: tie a knot.b. To put a knot or bow in: tie a neck scarf.4. To confine or restrict as if with cord: duties that tied him to the office.5. To bring together in relationship; connect or unite: friends who were tied by common interests; people who are tied by blood or marriage.6a. To equal (an opponent or an opponent's score) in a contest. b. To equal an opponent's score in (a contest): tied the game with minutes remaining.7.Music To join (notes) by a tie.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To be fastened or attached: The apron ties at the back.2. To achieve equal scores in a contest.
NOUN:
1. A cord, string, or other means by which something is tied. 2. Something that connects or unites; a link: a blood tie; marital ties.3. A necktie. 4. A beam or rod that joins parts and gives support. 5. One of the beams, usually made of wood, that are laid across a railroad bed to secure the rails. 6a. An equality of scores, votes, or performance in a contest: The election ended in a tie.b. A contest so resulting; a draw. 7.Music A curved line above or below two notes of the same pitch, indicating that the tone is to be sustained for their combined duration.
PHRASAL VERBS:
tie in To bring into or have a close or effective relation; connect or coordinate: two events that do not tie in; tying the movie promotion in with the book sales.tie into To attack energetically. tie up1.Nautical To secure or be secured to a shore or pier; dock. 2. To impede the progress of; block: The accident tied up traffic.3. To keep occupied; engage: She was tied up in a meeting all morning. The phone was tied up for an hour.4. To place (funds) so as to make inaccessible for other uses: tied up her cash in long-term investments.
IDIOMS:
tie one onSlang To become intoxicated; go on a drinking spree. tie the knotSlang1. To get married. 2. To perform a marriage ceremony.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English tien, from Old English tgan. See deuk- in Appendix I.
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