Antonyms for tie

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

Example sentences :

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

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