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Definitions of tie:

noun: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
Example: "He needed a tie for the packages"
noun: a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
Example: "He nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"
noun: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
Example: "The British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
noun: (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
noun: equality of score in a contest
noun: neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
Example: "He stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"
noun: a fastener that serves to join or link
noun: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
Example: "Their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
noun: a social or business relationship
Example: "He was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"
verb: limit or restrict to
Example: "I am tied to UNIX"
verb: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
Example: "The teams drew a tie"
verb: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
Example: "They tied their victim to the chair"
verb: form a knot or bow in
Example: "Tie a necktie"
verb: unite musical notes by a tie
verb: make by tying pieces together
Example: "The fishermen tied their flies"
verb: create social or emotional ties
verb: perform a marriage ceremony
verb: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
Example: "Tie the ropes together"

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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to tie: (129 results)
Synonyms:
affiliation, association, bind, bond, connect, crosstie, draw, link, linkup, marry, necktie, railroad tie, sleeper, standoff, tie beam, tie-in, tie-up, wed

Part of:
railroad track, railway

More general:
beam, bound, brace, bracing, confine, cord, equal, equalize, equilibrium, fashion, fasten, fastener, fastening, fix, forge, form, holdfast, limit, neckwear, officiate, play, relate, relationship, restrain, restrict, secure, shape, slur, throttle, trammel

More specific:
band, befriend, bind off, bola, bola tie, bolo, bolo tie, bow tie, bridge over, bridge, bring together, conjoin, daisy-chain, dead heat, drawstring, draw together, four-in-hand, ground, hang together, interconnect, interdepend, interlink, join, knot, lash, lash together, leash, loop, nosepiece, old school tie, put through, retie, rope, stalemate, strap, string, string tie, tie up, truss, windsor tie

Antonyms:
disconnect, rotavirus, unbrace, unlace

Often used in the same context:
ie, match, suit, ties

Appears in the definition of:
apron string, apron strings, belt, binder, bow, bowknot, casting vote, chain up, cinch, entwine, extra time, girth, hamper, hog-tie, knit, ligature, lounging jacket, overtime, packthread, procrustes, queen post, scarfpin, shackle, smoking jacket, stake, tether, tie clip, tiepin, tie tack, trammels, windsor knot

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