| VERB | contact | tie, bind | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord |
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| competition | tie, draw | finish a game / game / game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. | |
| change | tie | limit or restrict to | |
| contact | tie, connect, link, link up | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces | |
| change | tie | form a knot or bow in | |
| social | tie, bind, attach, bond | create social or emotional ties | |
| social | tie, marry, wed, splice | perform a marriage ceremony | |
| creation | tie | make by tying pieces together | |
| contact | tie | unite musical notes by a tie | |
| NOUN | artifact | tie, necktie | neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front |
| state | tie, affiliation, association, tie-up | a social or business relationship | |
| state | tie | equality of score in a contest | |
| artifact | tie, tie beam | a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating | |
| artifact | tie, link, linkup, tie-in | a fastener that serves to join or connect | |
| event | tie, draw, standoff | the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided | |
| communication | tie | (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch | |
| artifact | tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper | one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track | |
| artifact | tie | a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied |
| Sounds | tay' | |
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| Rhymes | anti ... untie: 7 rhymes with tay... | |
| Meaning | neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonym | necktie | |
| Narrower | Windsor tie | A wide necktie worn in a loose bow |
| bolo tie, bolo, bola tie, bola | A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie | |
| bow tie, bow-tie, bowtie | A man's tie that ties in a bow | |
| four-in-hand | A long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other | |
| old school tie | necktie indicating the school the wearer attended | |
| string tie | A very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow | |
| Broader | neckwear | articles of clothing worn about the neck |
| Spanish | corbata | |
| Catalan | corbata | |
| Verbs | tie | form a knot or bow in |
| Meaning | A social or business relationship. | |
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| Example | "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team" | |
| Synonyms | affiliation, association, tie-up | |
| Broader | relationship | A state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries |
| Spanish | afiliación | |
| Catalan | afiliació | |
| Verbs | tie | limit or restrict to |
| tie | create social or emotional ties | |
| Meaning | equality of score in a contest. | |
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| Narrower | deuce | A tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game |
| Broader | equality, equivalence, equation, par | A state of being essentially equal or equivalent |
| Spanish | empate | |
| Meaning | A horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating. | |
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| Example | "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam" | |
| Synonym | tie beam | |
| Broader | beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction |
| Spanish | tirante | |
| Meaning | A fastener that serves to join or connect. | |
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| Synonyms | link, linkup, tie-in | |
| Narrower | bridge, nosepiece | The link between two lenses |
| Broader | fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
| Spanish | enlace, linkup, nexo, nudo, tie-in, vínculo | |
| Catalan | enllaç, linkup, nus, vincle | |
| Verbs | tie | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord |
| tie | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces | |
| Meaning | The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided. | |
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| Example | "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" | |
| Synonyms | draw, standoff | |
| Narrower | dead heat | A tie in a race |
| stalemate | Drawing position in chess | |
| Broader | finish | designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) |
| Spanish | empate | |
| Catalan | empat | |
| Verbs | tie | finish a game / game / game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. |
| Meaning | (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value. | |
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| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Broader | slur | (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato |
| Spanish | ligadura | |
| Catalan | lligadura | |
| Verbs | tie | unite musical notes by a tie |
| Meaning | One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track. | |
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| Example | "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" | |
| Synonyms | railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper | |
| Part of | railroad track, railroad, railway | A line of track providing a runway for wheels |
| Broader | brace, bracing | A structural member used to stiffen a framework |
| Spanish | durmiente, traviesa | |
| Catalan | travessa | |
| Meaning | A cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied. | |
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| Example | "he needed a tie for the packages" | |
| Narrower | drawstring, drawing string, string | A tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening |
| Broader | cord | A line made of twisted fibers or threads |
| Spanish | cordón | |
| Verbs | tie | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord |
| Meaning | Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "They tied their victim to the chair" | |
| Synonym | bind | |
| Narrower | band | Bind or tie together, as with a band / band |
| cord | Bind or tie with a cord | |
| gag, muzzle | Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them | |
| knot | Tie or fasten into a knot | |
| lace, lace up | Draw through eyes or holes | |
| lash | Bind with a rope, chain, or cord | |
| lash together | Bind together with a cord or rope | |
| loop | Fasten or join with a loop | |
| retie | Tie again or anew | |
| rope, leash | Fasten with a rope | |
| strap | Tie with a strap | |
| tie up, bind off | Finish the last row | |
| truss | Tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| See also | tie down, tie up | secure with or as if with ropes |
| Opposite | untie, unbrace, unlace | undo the ties of |
| Spanish | amarrar, atar, empatar, ligar | |
| Catalan | amarrar, empatar, lligar | |
| Nouns | tie | a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied |
| tie | a fastener that serves to join or connect | |
| tier | something that is used for tying | |
| tier | a worker who ties something | |
| tying | the act of tying or binding things together | |
| Meaning | Finish a game / game / game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The teams drew a tie" | |
| Synonym | draw | |
| Entails | play | participate in games / games or sport |
| Broader | equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate | make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching |
| Spanish | empatar | |
| Catalan | empatar | |
| Nouns | tie | the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided |
| tier | any one of two or more competitors who tie one another | |
| Meaning | Limit or restrict to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle | place limits on (extent or access) |
| Spanish | engancharse, enganchar | |
| Catalan | enganxar-se, enganxar | |
| Nouns | tie | a social or business relationship |
| Meaning | Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "Tie the ropes together" | |
| Synonyms | connect, link, link up | |
| Narrower | attach | Cause to be attached |
| bridge, bridge over | Connect or reduce the distance between | |
| daisy-chain | Connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer | |
| ground | Connect to a ground | |
| hang together, interdepend | Be connected | |
| hitch | Connect to a vehicle | |
| interconnect, interlink | Cause to be interconnected or interwoven | |
| join, conjoin | make contact or come together | |
| join | Cause to become joined / joined or linked | |
| put through | Connect by telephone | |
| tee | Connect with a tee | |
| tie | Unite musical notes by a tie | |
| Opposite | disconnect | make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten |
| Spanish | acoplar, asociar, atar, comunicar, conectar, empatar, entroncar, juntar, ligar, unir, vincular | |
| Catalan | acoblar, ajuntar, associar, comunicar, connectar, empatar, entroncar, lligar, reunir, unir | |
| Nouns | tie | a fastener that serves to join or connect |
| Meaning | form a knot or bow in. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "tie a necktie" | |
| Broader | shape, form | Give shape or form to |
| Spanish | anudar | |
| Catalan | nuar | |
| Nouns | tie | neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front |
| Meaning | create social or emotional ties. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | bind, attach, bond | |
| Narrower | befriend | Become friends with |
| fixate | attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way | |
| Broader | relate | Have or establish a relationship to |
| Nouns | tie | a social or business relationship |
| Meaning | Perform a marriage ceremony. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | marry, wed, splice | |
| Narrower | solemnize, solemnise | Perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies |
| Broader | officiate | Act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding |
| Similar to | marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse | Take in marriage |
| Spanish | casar, unir en matrimonio | |
| Catalan | casar | |
| Meaning | make by tying pieces together. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The fishermen tied their flies" | |
| Broader | fashion, forge | make out of components (often in an improvising manner) |
| Spanish | atar, corbata, ligar | |
| Catalan | corbata | |
| Nouns | tying | the act of tying or binding things together |
| Meaning | Unite musical notes by a tie. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | connect, link, tie, link up | Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces |
| Spanish | ligar | |
| Nouns | tie | (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch |
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