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TIE
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Irregular inflected form: tying
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fastener that serves to join or connect
Example:
the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tie" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tie"):
bridge; nosepiece (the link between two lenses; rests on the nose)
Derivation:
tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)
tie (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
Example:
he wore a vest and tie
Synonyms:
necktie; tie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tie" is a kind of...):
neckwear (articles of clothing worn about the neck)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tie"):
bola; bola tie; bolo; bolo tie (a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie)
bow-tie; bow tie; bowtie (a man's tie that ties in a bow)
four-in-hand (a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other)
old school tie (necktie indicating the school the wearer attended)
string tie (a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow)
Windsor tie (a wide necktie worn in a loose bow)
Derivation:
tie (form a knot or bow in)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
Example:
he needed a tie for the packages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tie" is a kind of...):
cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tie"):
drawing string; drawstring; string (a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening)
Derivation:
tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
Example:
he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam
Synonyms:
tie; tie beam
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tie" is a kind of...):
beam (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)
Sense 5
Meaning:
One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
Example:
the British call a railroad tie a sleeper
Synonyms:
crosstie; railroad tie; sleeper; tie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tie" is a kind of...):
brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)
Holonyms ("tie" is a part of...):
railroad; railroad track; railway (a line of track providing a runway for wheels)
Sense 6
Meaning:
(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tie" is a kind of...):
slur ((music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Derivation:
tie (unite musical notes by a tie)
Sense 7
Meaning:
The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
Example:
their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tie" is a kind of...):
finish (designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tie"):
stalemate (drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check)
dead heat (a tie in a race)
Derivation:
tie (finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A social or business relationship
Example:
many close associations with England
Synonyms:
affiliation; association; tie; tie-up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tie" is a kind of...):
relationship (a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries)
Derivation:
tie (limit or restrict to)
tie (create social or emotional ties)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Equality of score in a contest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tie" is a kind of...):
equality; equation; equivalence; par (a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tie"):
deuce (a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they tie ... he / she / it ties
Past simple: tied
Past participle: tied
Sense 1
Meaning:
Form a knot or bow in
Example:
tie a necktie
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "tie" is one way to...):
form; shape (give shape or form to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
tie (neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Limit or restrict to
Example:
These big jets are tied to large airports
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "tie" is one way to...):
bound; confine; limit; restrict; throttle; trammel (place limits on (extent or amount or access))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
tie (a social or business relationship)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
Example:
The teams drew a tie
Synonyms:
draw; tie
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "tie" is one way to...):
equal; equalise; equalize; equate; match (make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching)
"Tie" entails doing...:
play (participate in games or sport)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
tie (the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided)
tier (any one of two or more competitors who tie one another)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
Example:
They tied their victim to the chair
Synonyms:
bind; tie
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "tie" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tie"):
lace; lace up (draw through eyes or holes)
band (bind or tie together, as with a band)
lash (bind with a rope, chain, or cord)
knot (tie or fasten into a knot)
strap (tie with a strap)
leash; rope (fasten with a rope)
truss (tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it)
lash together (bind together with a cord or rope)
cord (bind or tie with a cord)
loop (fasten or join with a loop)
bind off; tie up (finish the last row)
retie (tie again or anew)
gag; muzzle (tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Antonym:
untie (undo the ties of)
Also:
tie down; tie up (secure with or as if with ropes)
Derivation:
tying (the act of tying or binding things together)
tier (a worker who ties something)
tier (something that is used for tying)
tie (a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied)
tie (a fastener that serves to join or connect)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
Example:
Link arms
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tie"):
bridge; bridge over (connect or reduce the distance between)
hang together; interdepend (be connected)
hitch (connect to a vehicle:)
put through (connect by telephone)
tee (connect with a tee)
interconnect; interlink (cause to be interconnected or interwoven)
tie (unite musical notes by a tie)
daisy-chain (connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer)
attach (cause to be attached)
join (cause to become joined or linked)
ground (connect to a ground)
conjoin; join (make contact or come together)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
tie (a fastener that serves to join or connect)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Unite musical notes by a tie
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "tie" is one way to...):
connect; link; link up; tie (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
tie ((music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Make by tying pieces together
Example:
The fishermen tied their flies
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "tie" is one way to...):
fashion; forge (make out of components (often in an improvising manner))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
tying (the act of tying or binding things together)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Perform a marriage ceremony
Example:
The couple got spliced on Hawaii
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "tie" is one way to...):
officiate (act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding)
Verb group:
conjoin; espouse; get hitched with; get married; hook up with; marry; wed (take in marriage)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tie"):
solemnise; solemnize (perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 9
Meaning:
Create social or emotional ties
Example:
The grandparents want to bond with the child
Synonyms:
attach; bind; bond; tie
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "tie" is one way to...):
relate (have or establish a relationship to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tie"):
fixate (attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way)
befriend (become friends with)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
tie (a social or business relationship)
Context examples:
I confess, my son, that I have always looked forward to your marriage with our dear Elizabeth as the tie of our domestic comfort and the stay of my declining years.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
I see them on this occasion fastened with an elaborate double bow, which is not your usual method of tying them.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This may be what ties glucocorticoid levels to salt intake.
(How the body regulates salt levels, NIH)
They found that these genetic differences were tied to several important developmental and cell signaling pathways.
(Researchers explore complex genetic network behind sleep duration, National Institutes of Health)
The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow are destroyed, and the Lion is tied up in your yard.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
I tied it to a rope, brought it home, dogs took it.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
This tied with 1990 as the second highest for March in the 1880–2015 record.
(March 2015 and first quarter of year warmest on record, NOAA)
Here he was tied up for a week and made love to by the man and woman.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
"If you don't sit still, you must be tied down," said Bessie.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
She, poor soul, is tied by the leg.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
