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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
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
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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Somebody ----s something PP
- 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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Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
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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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