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Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : tahy |
Phonetic Transcription : taɪ |
Definition of tie
Origin :- "that with which anything is tied," Old English teag, from Proto-Germanic *taugo (cf. Old Norse taug "tie," tygill "string"), from PIE *deuk- "to pull, to lead" (cf. Old English teon "to draw, pull, drag;" see duke (n.)).
- Figurative sense is recorded from 1550s. Meaning "equality between competitors" is first found 1670s, from notion of a connecting link (tie-breaker is recorded from 1961). Sense of "necktie, cravat" first recorded 1761. The railway sense of "transverse sleeper" is from 1857, American English.
- noun fastening
- noun deadlock
- noun relationship
- verb connect, interlace
- verb equal
- Strong as is the tie of interest, it has been often found ineffectual.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- She called for Eileen, told her to tie on her sunshade and be ready for a short ride.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- "Better slip back there and tie him, and land the ship," he says.
- Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- As an honest man, it was for him to judge if he had the right of cutting the tie there and for ever.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- You must get hold of Bwana Nyele, and you must tie him fast also, and keep him from his safari.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- When she was dead, might not a tie, between the uncle and nephew, be snapped asunder?
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Put it warm into glass jars, and tie it up with brandy paper.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- When they are cold, tie up the jar; covering the cork with leather.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Then put the whole into jars, and when cool cover and tie them up closely.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Pour in the pudding, and tie it tightly, leaving room for it to swell.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
Synonyms for tie
- affiliation
- allegiance
- anchor
- association
- attach
- attachment
- balance
- band
- bandage
- be even
- be neck and neck
- be on a par
- bind
- bond
- brace
- break even
- cinch
- clinch
- commitment
- connection
- cord
- dead heat
- deadlock
- do up
- draw
- drawn battle
- duty
- equivalence
- even game
- even up
- fasten
- fastener
- fetter
- gag
- gird
- hookup
- join
- joint
- keep up with
- kinship
- knot
- lash
- level
- liaison
- ligament
- ligature
- link
- make a bow
- make a hitch
- make a knot
- make fast
- marry
- match
- measure up
- meet
- moor
- network
- nexus
- obligation
- outfit
- parallel
- photo finish
- push
- rival
- rivet
- rope
- secure
- splice
- stalemate
- standoff
- strap
- string
- tackle
- tether
- tie up
- tie-in
- tie-up
- tighten
- touch
- truss
- unite
- wed
- yoke
- zipper
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