Definition of Tie

Verb: tie (tied,tying,ties) tI

Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
"They tied their victim to the chair";
- bind
Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
"The teams drew a tie";
- draw
Limit or restrict to
"I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"
Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
"Tie the ropes together";
- connect, link, link up
Form a knot or bow in
"tie a necktie"
Create social or emotional ties
- bind, attach, bond
Perform a marriage ceremony
- marry, wed, splice
Make by tying pieces together
"The fishermen tied their flies"
Unite musical notes by a tie

Noun: tie (ties) tI

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";
- necktie
A social or business relationship
"he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "a valuable financial tie-up";
- affiliation, association, tie-up
Equality of score in a contest
A horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
"he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam";
- tie beam
A fastener that serves to join or connect
"the walls are held together with metal ties placed in the wet mortar during construction";
- link, linkup, tie-in
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";
- draw, standoff
(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
[N. Amer] One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
"the British call a railway tie a sleeper";
- railroad tie [N. Amer], crosstie [N. Amer], sleeper [Brit]
A cord (or string, ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
"he needed a tie for the packages"