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Noun tie has 9 senses
- necktie, tie - 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"; "he wore a vest and tie"
--1 is a kind of neckwear
--1 has particulars:
- affiliation, association, tie, tie-up - a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
--2 is a kind of relationship
- draw, standoff, tie - the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
--3 is a kind of finish
--3 has particulars: dead heat; stalemate
- tie, tie beam - a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"
--4 is a kind of beam
- link, linkup, tie, tie-in - a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
--5 is a kind of fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
--5 has particulars: bridge, nosepiece
- tie - equality of score in a contest
--6 is a kind of equality, equivalence, equation, par
--6 has particulars: deuce
- tie - (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
--7 is a kind of slur
- tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
--8 is a kind of brace, bracing
--8 is a part of railroad track, railroad, railway
- tie - a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"
--9 is a kind of cord
--9 has particulars: drawstring, drawing string, string
Verb tie has 9 senses
- tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
--1 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Antonyms: untie, unbrace, unlace
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody
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Somebody ----s something PP
- tie, draw - finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"
--2 is one way to equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate
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- tie - limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"
--3 is one way to restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
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- connect, link, tie, link up - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
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- tie - form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
--5 is one way to shape, form
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- bind, tie, attach, bond - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
--6 is one way to relate
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- marry, wed, tie, splice - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
--7 is one way to officiate
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- tie - make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies"
--8 is one way to fashion, forge
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- tie - unite musical notes by a tie
--9 is one way to connect, link, tie, link up
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