Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: necktie |
2. | tie - 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" | |
3. | tie - 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" | |
4. | tie - 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. | tie - a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" | |
6. | tie - equality of score in a contest | |
7. | tie - (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value | |
8. | tie - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" | |
9. | tie - a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages" | |
Verb | 1. | tie - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" Synonyms: bind |
2. | tie - finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" Synonyms: draw | |
3. | tie - limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" | |
4. | tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" | |
5. | tie - form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie" | |
6. | tie - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" | |
7. | tie - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" | |
8. | tie - make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies" | |
9. | tie - unite musical notes by a tie |
TIE. When two persons receive an equal number of votes at an election, there
is said to be a tie.
2. In that case neither is elected. When the votes are given on any
question to be decided by a deliberative assembly, and there is a tie, the
question is lost. Vide Majority.