tie
verb
[ tʌɪ ]
• attach or fasten with string or similar cord.
• "they tied Max to a chair"
Similar:
bind,
tie up,
tether,
hitch,
strap,
truss,
fetter,
rope,
chain,
make fast,
moor,
lash,
attach,
fasten,
fix,
secure,
join,
connect,
link,
couple,
• restrict or limit (someone) to a particular situation or place.
• "she didn't want to be like her mother, tied to a feckless man"
Similar:
restrict,
restrain,
limit,
constrain,
confine,
cramp,
hamper,
hinder,
impede,
tie down,
interfere with,
slow,
obstruct,
block,
handicap,
hamstring,
shackle,
encumber,
inhibit,
check,
curb,
tie someone's hands,
cramp someone's style,
cumber,
trammel,
• connect; link.
• "more firms are realizing that their fate is tied to the community in which they operate"
Similar:
link,
couple,
connect,
relate,
join,
marry,
wed,
make conditional on,
bind up with,
bundle with,
• achieve the same score or ranking as another competitor or team.
• "Norman needed a par to tie with Nicklaus"
Similar:
draw,
be equal,
be even,
be neck and neck,
be level,
tie
noun
• a piece of string, cord, or similar used for fastening or tying something.
• "he tightened the tie of his robe"
Similar:
lace,
string,
cord,
ligature,
wire,
bond,
fetter,
link,
fastening,
fastener,
• a rod or beam holding parts of a structure together.
• a thing that unites or links people.
• "it is important that we keep family ties strong"
Similar:
bond,
connection,
link,
liaison,
attachment,
association,
kinship,
affiliation,
allegiance,
friendship,
cords,
union,
relationship,
relatedness,
interdependence,
• a strip of material worn round the collar and tied in a knot at the front with the ends hanging down, typically forming part of a man's smart or formal outfit.
• "his hand went up to his collar and started to loosen his tie"
• a result in a game or other competitive situation in which two or more competitors or teams have the same score or ranking; a draw.
• "there was a tie for first place"
• a sports match between two or more players or teams in which the winners proceed to the next round of the competition.
• "Swindon Town have won themselves a third round tie against Oldham"
Similar:
contest,
fixture,
match,
game,
event,
trial,
test,
test match,
meeting,
bout,
fight,
prizefight,
duel,
quarter-final,
semi-final,
final,
friendly,
derby,
local derby,
play-off,
replay,
rematch,
clash,
playdown,
split,
tourney,
Origin:
Old English tīgan (verb), tēah (noun), of Germanic origin.
