tie

tie
v
1. tie up, hogtie, truss, wrap or wrap up, li-gate, bandage or bandage up; fasten, attach, join, connect, link, yoke, unite, wed, couple, hook together, splice; bind, secure, strap, moor, fix firmly, make fast; fitch, tether, stake, picket, rope, lash, chain.
2. make a bow, knot, make a knot.
3. confine, restrict, clip one's wings, limit, curb, curtail; hem in, hedge in, tie down, cramp, crimp, astrict, constrain, restrain.
4. bind, oblige, obligate, engage, commit, pledge, promise, give one's word, vow.
5.(all of a contest) equal, parallel, be even with, be neck and neck, come out even, divide the honors.
6. tie in
connect, be connected, be consistent, fit or fit in.
7. tie up
a. wrap or wrap up, truss, bind, fasten, secure. See tie(def. 1).b. hinder, hamper, impede, interfere, get in the way, interrupt; frustrate, thwart, foil, balk, Inf. short-circuit; handicap, encumber, clog or scotch the wheels, Sl. gum up the works; retard, slow down, set or put back, defer, delay, stay, filibuster, postpone, put off.c. arrest, stop, halt, bring to a stop or halt.d. be busy, be occupied, be engaged.
n
8. string, cord, cordon, ribbon, braid, thong; strip, piece of cloth, bandage, ligature, band; shoelace, lace, Archaic. latchet, strap; rope, tether, lead, line, leash.
9. necktie, cravat, bow tie, ascot, scarf, neckerchief, Obs. neckcloth.
10. bow, hair bow, knot.
11. fastener, fastening, hook, catch, clip, snap, hook and eye, button; latch, lock, padlock, bar, bolt, hasp; pin, buckle, agraffe; clamp, vise, brace; link, bond, vinculum, nexus; binder, holder, connector, copula, yoke, harness; nail, dowel, tack, thumbtack, thumbscrew, screw, clincher, rivet, staple, holdfast, peg, spike; chain or chains, fetters, chackles, trammels, manacles, handcuffs, leg irons.
12. bond, connection, relationship, friendship, business acquaintanceship, liaison, affiliation; kinship, blood relation, consanguinity, propinquity; responsibility, obligation, duty, devoir; engagement, pledge, promise, commitment, vow, one's word.
13. tie game, tie match or contest, draw, stand-off.

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