tie

n 1: 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 situation in a contest in which the winner is undecided

at the end; "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: (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates

that the note is to be sustained for their combined time

value

7: 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}]

8: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which

something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"

v 1: To fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied

their victim to the chair" [syn: {bind}] [ant: {untie}]

2: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;

"The teams drew a tie" [syn: {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}] [ant: {disconnect}]

5: form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"

6: create social or emotional ties [syn: {bind}, {bond}]

7: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on

Saturday" [syn: {marry}, {wed}]

8: make by tying pieces together: "The fishermen tied their

flies"

9: unite musical notes by a tie