Collins English-English Dictionary

tie [taɪ]

1. 1. vb [when tr, often foll by up] to fasten or be fastened with string, thread, etc

2. 2. n a long narrow piece of material worn, esp by men, under the collar of a shirt, tied in a knot close to the throat with the ends hanging down the front necktie

3. 3. vb to make (a knot or bow) in (something)

   to tie a knot

   tie a ribbon

4. 4. vt. [tr] to restrict or secure

5. 5. vt. to equal the score of a competitor or fellow candidate

6. 6. vt. [tr] [informal] to unite in marriage

7. 7. vt. [music] to execute (two successive notes of the same pitch) as though they formed one note of composite time value

8. 8. vt. to connect (two printed notes) with a tie

9. 9. n a bond, link, or fastening

10. 10. n a restriction or restraint

11. 11. n a string, wire, ribbon, etc, with which something is tied

12. 12. n an equality in score, attainment, etc, in a contest

13. 13. n the match or competition in which such a result is attained

14. 14. n a structural member carrying tension, such as a tie beam or tie rod

15. 15. n [sport] [Brit] a match or game in an eliminating competition

    a cup tie

16. 16. n [usually plural] a shoe fastened by means of laces

17. 17. n the US and Canadian name for sleeper

18. 18. n [music] a slur connecting two notes of the same pitch indicating that the sound is to be prolonged for their joint time value

19. 19. n [surveying] one of two measurements running from two points on a survey line to a point of detail to fix its position

20. 20. n another name for bride

21. 21. n See also tie in tie up

22. 22. n [Etymology] Old English tigan to tie; related to Old Norse teygja to draw, stretch out, Old English teon to pull; see tug, tow¹, tight