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The definition of tie
19 Definitions of: tie
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- verb, to fasten or be fastened with string, thread, etc
- verb, to make (a knot or bow) in (something)
- verb, to restrict or secure
- verb, to equal the score of a competitor or fellow candidate
- verb, to unite in marriage
- verb, music a) to execute (two successive notes of the same pitch) as though they formed one note of composite time value b) to connect (two printed notes) with a tie
- verb, fit to be tied slang very angry or upset
- noun, a bond, link, or fastening
- noun, a restriction or restraint
- noun, a string, wire, ribbon, etc, with which something is tied
- noun, a long narrow piece of material worn, esp by men, under the collar of a shirt, tied in a knot close to the throat with the ends hanging down the front. US name: necktie
- noun, a) an equality in score, attainment, etc, in a contest b) the match or competition in which such a result is attained
- noun, a structural member carrying tension, such as a tie beam or tie rod
- noun, sport a match or game in an eliminating competition
- noun, a shoe fastened by means of laces
- noun, the US and Canadian name for sleeper (on a railway track)
- noun, music a slur connecting two notes of the same pitch indicating that the sound is to be prolonged for their joint time value
- noun, surveying one of two measurements running from two points on a survey line to a point of detail to fix its position
- noun, lacemaking. another name for bride, tie in, tie up
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| Synonyms: | relationship, connect, band, bond, connection, draw, fastening, binding, link, joint | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | unfasten, free |
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