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taÉĒ
tai
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "tie"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž

to attach or connect two things by a rope, band, etc.
Transitive: to tie two things
to tie definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The florist is tying together a beautiful bouquet for a customer.
āĻĢ⧁āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϤāĻž āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāϕ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āϗ⧁āĻšā§āĻ› āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āĻ—āĻŋāρāϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to create a secure fastening or decoration by interlacing or looping a flexible material, such as fabric, string, or rope
Transitive: to tie a knot
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fisherman taught his son how to tie a secure knot for fishing.
āĻœā§‡āϞ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϛ⧇āϞ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ—āĻŋāρāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āĻ—āĻŋāρāϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to create something by fastening various pieces together using knots or bindings
Transitive: to tie sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tied a fishing fly with feathers and thread to mimic insects for fly fishing.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧁āϤ⧋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĄā§āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of two players or teams) to finish a game or competition with even scores
Dialectamerican flagAmerican
drawbritish flagBritish
Intransitive
to tie definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chess match tied as neither player could secure a checkmate, resulting in a stalemate.
āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĄā§āϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϕ⧋āύāĻ“ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšā§‡āĻ•āĻŽā§‡āϟ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĻŋ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϞāĻŽā§‡āϟ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to limit or restrict someone or something by authority, influence, or obligation
Ditransitive: to tie sb to a situation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mortgage tied them to their current residence, making it challenging for them to relocate.
āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āρāϧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧁āύāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāύāϕ⧇ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āĻ—āĻŋāρāϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to create a loop or fastening by crossing and securing the ends of a material such as rope, string, or ribbon
Transitive: to tie a string-like object
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tied a colorful ribbon around the gift box to make it look more festive.
āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻŦāĻŽā§āĻ–āϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύ āĻĢāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to connect two or more notes of the same pitch together with a curved line, indicating that they are to be played as a single sustained note
Transitive: to tie notes
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The violinist tied the last note of one phrase to the first note of the next phrase, creating a smooth legato transition.
āĻŦ⧇āĻšāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āύ⧋āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āύ⧋āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āϞ⧇āĻ—āĻžāĻŸā§‹ āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to connect or link two things together, showing a relationship or connection between them
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She tied her success to hard work and dedication.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϟāĻžāχ, āĻŦā§‹ āϟāĻžāχ

a long and narrow piece of fabric tied around the collar, particularly worn by men
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āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He used to wear a silk tie with his formal suit.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāϞ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āϟāĻžāχ āĻĒāϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĄā§āϰ, āϏāĻŽāϤāĻž

the result of a game in which players or teams have even scores
tie definition and meaning
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āϟāĻžāχ, āĻ•ā§āϰāϏāĻĒāĻŋāϏ

a crosspiece used to hold the rails in place and keep them evenly spaced
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tie definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She saw workers laying new ties along the track.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϞ⧇āύ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϟāĻžāχ āĻŦāϏāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāύ, āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀

a curved line written over a pair of notes of the same pitch indicating that they should be played as one note
tie definition and meaning
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāύ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•

a bond or connection between people, organizations, etc.
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āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāύ āĻ•āĻžāĻ , āϟāĻžāχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽ

a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāύ, āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ—

a fastener that serves to join or connect
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāύ, āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ

a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
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āĻĄā§āϰ, āϟāĻžāχ

the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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