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tie

English

  1. 🔊 a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
    “he needed a tie for the packages”
  2. 🔊 a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
    “he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam”
  3. 🔊 one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
    “the British call a railroad tie a sleeper”
  4. 🔊 (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch
  5. 🔊 equality of score in a contest
  6. 🔊 neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
    “he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie”
  7. 🔊 a fastener that serves to join or connect
    “the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction”
  8. 🔊 the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
    “the game ended in a draw”
  9. 🔊 a social or business relationship
    “a valuable financial affiliation”
  10. 🔊 form a knot or bow in
    “tie a necktie”
  11. 🔊 limit or restrict to
    “I am tied to UNIX”
  12. 🔊 finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
    “The teams drew a tie”
  13. 🔊 fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
    “They tied their victim to the chair”
  14. 🔊 unite musical notes by a tie
  15. 🔊 make by tying pieces together
    “The fishermen tied their flies”
  16. 🔊 create social or emotional ties
    “The grandparents want to bond with the child”
  17. 🔊 connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
    “Can you connect the two loudspeakers?”
  18. 🔊 perform a marriage ceremony
    “The minister married us on Saturday”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 amarrar to tie
  2. 🔊 atrincar to tie
  3. 🔊 ligar to tie
  4. 🔊 pata tie, draw
  5. 🔊 puesta tie, draw
  6. 🔊 tira tie, ribbon
  7. 🔊 amarra tie, connection
  8. 🔊 anudar to tie, to knot
  9. 🔊 empatar to tie, draw (to have the same score or position)
  10. 🔊 vĂ­nculo tie, bond (strong connection between people or groups of people)
  11. 🔊 atar to tie, tie up, tie down, to tether (secure (something) by rope or the like)

Similar words

link linkup tie-in necktie tie beam railroad tie crosstie sleeper draw standoff affiliation association tie-up draw bind connect link link up marry wed splice bind attach bond