tie
Definition of tie:
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part of speech: noun
A knot: a bond: an equality in numbers, as of votes, or of " points" in a game: ( music) a curved line drawn over two or more notes on the same degree of the stave, signifying that the second note is not to be sounded separately, but is to sustain the first.
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part of speech: verb
To bind: to fasten with a cord: to unite: to constrain: ( music) to unite notes with a tie:- pr. p. tying; pa. t and pa. p. tied.
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part of speech: verb
To fasten or bind, as with a cord; to make fast; to unite so as not to be easily parted; to constrain; to confine; to unite.
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part of speech: noun
A fastening; a knot; obligation arising from relationship or friendship; a piece of timber or metal used to bind together two bodies having a tendency to diverge; in music, a curved line written over or under notes, either rising or falling on the stave, or both, to indicate that they are to be slurred or sung to the same syllable without its repetition; an equality in numbers, as in votes, and so hindering either party from being victorious; a knot of hair; a sort of neck- cloth.
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Common misspellings:
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- teh (1.9%)
- ty (5.7%)
- tiem (15.1%)
- tey (1.9%)
- te (1.9%)
- ti (5.7%)
- tis (1.9%)
- tieing (1.9%)
- thie (3.8%)
- tigh (1.9%)
- tye (39.6%)
- tue (1.9%)
- tmie (1.9%)
- ite (7.5%)
- tei (1.9%)
- tje (1.9%)
- ttie (3.8%)
Usage examples for tie:
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He had shaved and he wore the red tie she had given him.
"Country Neighbors" – Alice Brown -
I'll tie myself to the saddle!
"Jack of the Pony Express" – Frank V. Webster -
While searching a burning house tie a wet handkerchief over the nose and mouth.
"How Girls Can Help Their Country" – Juliette Low Agnes Baden-Powell Robert Baden-Powell -
These men seemed to trust each other without so much as a word- and indeed, what stronger tie can men have than the common gain?
"Dross" – Henry Seton Merriman
