tie

(noun) neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front. Synonyms: necktie. Examples: "He stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie." "He wore a vest and tie."

(noun) a social or business relationship. Synonyms: affiliation, association, tie-up. Examples: "A valuable financial affiliation." "He was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team." "Many close associations with england."

(noun) equality of score in a contest.

(noun) a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating. Synonyms: tie beam. Examples: "He nailed the rafters together with a tie beam."

(noun) a fastener that serves to join or connect. Synonyms: link, linkup, tie-in. Examples: "The walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction."

(noun) the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided. Synonyms: draw, standoff. Examples: "The game ended in a draw." "Their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie."

(noun) (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value.

(noun) one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track. Synonyms: railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper. Examples: "The british call a railroad tie a sleeper."

(noun) a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied. Examples: "He needed a tie for the packages."

(verb) fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord. Synonyms: bind. Examples: "They tied their victim to the chair."

(verb) finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.. Synonyms: draw. Examples: "The teams drew a tie."

(verb) limit or restrict to. Examples: "I am tied to unix." "These big jets are tied to large airports."

(verb) connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces. Synonyms: connect, link, link up. Examples: "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?." "Tie the ropes together." "Link arms."

(verb) form a knot or bow in. Examples: "Tie a necktie."

(verb) create social or emotional ties. Synonyms: bind, attach, bond. Examples: "The grandparents want to bond with the child."

(verb) perform a marriage ceremony. Synonyms: marry, wed, splice. Examples: "The minister married us on saturday." "We were wed the following week." "The couple got spliced on hawaii."

(verb) make by tying pieces together. Examples: "The fishermen tied their flies."

(verb) unite musical notes by a tie.