Tie - Definition

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, tie]
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, tie-up]
3: equality of score in a contest
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, 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" [syn: link, linkup, tie, tie-in]
6: 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, tie]
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:
tie, 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 1: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied
their victim to the chair" [syn: tie, bind] [ant:
unbrace, unlace, untie]
2: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;
"The teams drew a tie" [syn: tie, 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" [syn: connect, link, tie, link up] [ant:
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" [syn: bind, tie, 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" [syn: marry, wed, tie, splice]
8: make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their
flies"
9: unite musical notes by a tie