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UK
/tˈaɪ/
]
[ US /ˈtaɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈtaɪ/ ]
VERB
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fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
They tied their victim to the chair -
perform a marriage ceremony
The minister married us on Saturday
We were wed the following week
The couple got spliced on Hawaii - unite musical notes by a tie
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make by tying pieces together
The fishermen tied their flies -
finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
The teams drew a tie -
create social or emotional ties
The grandparents want to bond with the child -
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
Link arms
Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
Tie the ropes together -
form a knot or bow in
tie a necktie -
limit or restrict to
I am tied to UNIX
These big jets are tied to large airports
NOUN
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one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
the British call a railroad tie a sleeper - equality of score in a contest
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a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam -
a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
he needed a tie for the packages -
a social or business relationship
many close associations with England
he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
a valuable financial affiliation -
a fastener that serves to join or connect
the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction - (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
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the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
the game ended in a draw -
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
he wore a vest and tie
he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie
How To Use tie In A Sentence
- The difficulties of the next year or two will, no doubt, reawaken the pro-euro lobby.
- There were 42 free-kicks, two penalties, four bookings and three players sent off, two of whom had to be escorted from the pitch by police.
- Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
- Demos they may be but these Hazlewood rarities are rounded, rustic country songs: lustrous and lustful, quirkily and dryly humorous, yet poignant stories from the other side of love.
- The new taxon is named Gamerabaena, and the authors note, under etymology, "'Gamera refers to the fictional, firebreathing turtle from the 1965 movie Gamera, in allusion to his fire-breathing capabilities and the Hell Creek Formation ... "Look at everything around us. Look at everything we've done."
- For except it be treacle and mithridatum, and of late diascordium, and a few more, they tie themselves to no receipts severely and religiously. The Advancement of Learning
- There are a few formalities to be gone through before you enter a foreign country.
- Prior to the 19th century, the region's social structure - outside of a few major cities, including Baghdad - was organized primarily around relatively isolated tribal confederations.
- The affinities between music and poetry have been familiar since antiquity, though they are largely ignored in the current intellectual climate.
- You would be hard pressed to find a young captain or major who hadn't flown combat sorties in the area of operations.
