Definition of 'tie'

Noun

1. 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. 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. 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
4. 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. 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. equality of score in a contest
7. (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
8. 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. a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"

Verb

1. fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
      Synonyms: bind
      Antonyms: untie unbrace unlace
2. finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"
      Synonyms: draw
3. limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"
4. 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
5. form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
6. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
      Synonyms: bind attach bond
7. 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
8. make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies"
9. unite musical notes by a tie

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