tie Definition - English Dictionary | tie Explanations and Pronunciations

NounPLties

A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.

A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.

(cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different to a draw).

The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957.

(music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes (not to be confused with a slur).

(statistics) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.

VerbSGtiesPRtyingPT, PPtied

VT To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
1. Tie this rope in a knot for me, please.
2. Tie the rope to this tree.

VT To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.

VT To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.

VT To secure (something) by string or the like.

(transitive or intransitive) To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.

(US) VT To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.

(music) To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.

More Examples

Used in the Middle of Sentence
- "Let's tie one on!" said Peachy gaily. "Come on, Eve!" Eve said she couldn't drink a thing. "Besides, it's fattening!"
- My sister had her tubes tied after her fifth pregnancy.
- But today, the mustache cannot shake its ties to the sexy-yet-buffoonish machismo of the mid-1970s, epitomized by Burt Reynolds, Sam Elliott and the Village People, 'stache sporters all.
Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes.
Used in the Ending of Sentence
- e sirred me! Do I really look that masculine just because I'm wearing a tie?
- I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do. My hands are tied.
- Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.

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