tie n
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" [syn: 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" [syn: 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" [syn: 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" [syn: tie beam]
5. a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" [syn: 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" [syn: 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" v
10. fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" [syn: bind] [ant: untie]
11. finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" [syn: draw]
12. limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"
13. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" [syn: connect, link, link up] [ant: disconnect] 220 catflap.bishopston.net dictd 1.11.2/rf on FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE <124430.46320.1287910360@catflap.bishopston.net> 220 catflap.bishopston.net dictd 1.11.2/rf on FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE <124431.46324.1287910360@catflap.bishopston.net>

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