tie
/taɪ/ noun A2- A knot; a fastening.
- A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
- A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
- A lace-up shoe. · Oxford ties; Derby ties
- A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
- A connection between people or groups of people, especially a strong connection. · the ties of allegiance; the ties that bind· Occasions that reinforce the ties of kindred.
- A structural member firmly holding two pieces together. · Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes.
- A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
Plural ties
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- tie back To tie or fasten behind.
- tie down To constrain, or to confine within set limits.
- tie in To fit in or harmonize (with something).
- tie into To viciously attack.
- tie off To close, seal, or end something by tying a knot.
- tie out To validate or check for accuracy; verify the balance of ...
- tie up To secure with rope, string, etc.
From the library
the tie is even more direct, it seems to me.”
One of those street blockades had occurred that sometimes tie up commerce and movement quite suddenly in the big city.
“You didn’t notice,” said he, “anywhere in the tie-up, a kind of a fat boy without any clothes on shooting arrows around with a bow, did you?”
One awful day they were ties and their names were written up together.
Other matches
- tie To twist B1
- tie back To tie or fasten behind.
- tie down To constrain, or to confine within set limits.
- tie in To fit in or harmonize
- tie into To viciously attack.
- tie off To close, seal, or end something by tying a knot.
- tie out To validate or check for accuracy
- tie up To secure with rope, string, etc.
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