tie (taɪ
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: ties, tying, tied
- tr, often foll by up to fasten or be fastened with string, thread, etc
- to make (a knot or bow) in (something) ⇒
to tie a knot
tie a ribbon
- (tr) to restrict or secure
- to equal the score of a competitor or fellow candidate
- (tr) informal to unite in marriage
- music
- to execute (two successive notes of the same pitch) as though they formed one note of composite time value
- to connect (two printed notes) with a tie
- See fit to be tied
noun
- a bond, link, or fastening
- a restriction or restraint
- a string, wire, ribbon, etc, with which something is tied
- 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
necktie - an equality in score, attainment, etc, in a contest
- the match or competition in which such a result is attained
- a structural member carrying tension, such as a tie beam or tie rod
- sport British a match or game in an eliminating competition ⇒
a cup tie
- (usually plural) a shoe fastened by means of laces
- the US and Canadian name for sleeper (sense 3)
- music a slur connecting two notes of the same pitch indicating that the sound is to be prolonged for their joint time value
- surveying one of two measurements running from two points on a survey line to a point of detail to fix its position
- lacemaking another name for bride2
Word Origin
Old English tīgan to tie; related to Old Norse teygja to draw, stretch out, Old English tēon to pull; see tug, towOld English to tie; related to Old Norse to draw, stretch out, Old English to pull; see , 1, , tightSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
fastening,
binding,
link,
band,
bond,
joint,
connection,
string,
rope,
knot,
cord,
fetter,
ligature,
Translations
- British English:
tie
A tie is a long, narrow piece of cloth that you tie a knot in and wear around your neck with a shirt.taɪ NOUN
- Spanish:
corbata
nf
- French:
cravate
nf
- German:
Schlips
nm
- Chinese: 领带 n
- Arabic: رِبَاطُ العُنْق n
- Portuguese: gravata nf
- Russian: узел nm
- Croatian: kravata nf
- Czech: kravata nf
- Danish: slips nnt
- Dutch: stropdas n
- Finnish: solmio n
- Greek: γραβάτα v
- Italian: cravatta nf
- Japanese: ネクタイ n
- Korean: 넥타이 n
- Norwegian: slips nnt
- Polish: krawat nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: gravata nf
- European Spanish:
corbata
nf
- Swedish: slips nutr
- Thai: เนคไท n
- Turkish: kravat n
- Vietnamese: cà-vạt n
- British English:
tie
If you tie something, you fasten it with string or a rope.He tied the horse to the fence.taɪ VERB He tied the horse to the fence.
- Spanish:
atar
v
- French:
attacher
vt
- German:
binden
v
- Chinese: 扎 v
- Arabic: يَرْبُطُ v
- Portuguese: amarrar v
- Russian: завязывать v
- Croatian: vezati v
- Czech: převázat v převazovat
- Danish: binde v
- Dutch: vastknopen v
- Finnish: sitoa v
- Greek: δένω v
- Italian: legare v
- Japanese: 縛る v
- Korean: 매다 v
- Norwegian: knytte v
- Polish: przywiązać v przywiązywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: amarrar v
- European Spanish:
atar
v
- Swedish: knyta v
- Thai: ผูกให้แน่น v
- Turkish: bağlamak v
- Vietnamese: buộc v
Usage examples
He wore the only suit I'd ever seen him in, and the tight knot of his striped tie was askew.
, KICK BACK (2002)Place the stuffing inside the leg of venison, roll up and tie the joint together.
Country Life (2004)By demonstrating the FARC's international contacts they hope to tie the campaign into President Bush's war against terrorism.
Irish Times (2002)The Haydock offering is also an attractive card but again there is nothing to risk your tie never mind the shirt.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Case, the Internet entrepreneur, had put on an expensive blue suit and a yellow power tie for the occasion.
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