tie : Idioms & Phrases

• (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. Knight.

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• a fastening for the ends of a hoop for a bale.

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• noun semiformal evening dress for men
  dinner jacket; tux; tuxedo.
  
• noun a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket
  

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• adjective satellite moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket
  semi-formal; semiformal.
  
  • he wore semiformal attire
  • a black-tie dinner

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• noun a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
  bola; bolo; bola tie.
  

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• noun a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
  bola; bolo; bola tie.
  

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• noun a man's tie that ties in a bow
  bow tie; bowtie.
  

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• noun a man's tie that ties in a bow
  bow tie; bowtie.
  

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Cross"-tie` noun

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1. (Railroad) A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.

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• noun an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition
  

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• verb tie together somebody's limbs
  
  • The prisoner was hog-tied

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• . (Arch.) Same as Intertie.

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• noun necktie indicating the school the wearer attended
  

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• a kind of shoe, laced on the instep, and usually covering the foot nearly to the ankle.

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• noun one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
  tie; crosstie; sleeper.
  
  • the British call a railroad tie a sleeper

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• noun a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow
  

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• noun a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
  tie.
  
  • he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam

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• noun a piece of jewelry that holds a man's tie in place
  

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• verb secure with or as if with ropes
  bind; tie down; truss.
  
  • tie down the prisoners
  • tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
• verb restrain from independence by an obligation
  
  • He was tied down by his work

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• verb be in connection with something relevant
  
  • This ties in closely with his earlier remarks
• verb make a logical or causal connection
  associate; relate; colligate; link; connect; link up.
  
  • I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
  • colligate these facts
  • I cannot relate these events at all

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• noun a rack for storing ties
  

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• noun either of two rods that link the steering gear to the front wheels
  

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• noun a pin used to hold the tie in place
  scarfpin; tiepin.
  

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• verb secure with or as if with ropes
  bind; tie down; truss.
  
  • tie down the prisoners
  • tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
• verb invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
  
  • All my money is tied up in long-term investments
• verb restrain from moving or operating normally
  
  • Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred
• verb secure in or as if in a berth or dock
  berth; moor.
  
  • tie up the boat
• verb finish the last row
  bind off.
  

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• verb dye after knotting the fabric to produce an irregular pattern
  
  • The flower children tie-dye their T-shirts

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• noun a fastener that serves to join or connect
  linkup; link; tie.
  
  • the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction

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• adjective satellite fastened by tying on
  
  • tie-on labels

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Tie"-rod noun

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1. A rod used as a tie. See Tie.

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• noun a social or business relationship
  affiliation; association; tie.
  
  • a valuable financial affiliation
  • he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
  • many close associations with England
• noun an interruption of normal activity
  standstill; stand.
  

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• adjective satellite kept occupied or engaged
  
  • she's tied up at the moment and can't see you
  • the phone was tied up for almost an hour

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• to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother.

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• to take turn with another in labor and rest; from the expedient adopted by two persons with one horse, one of whom rides the animal a certain distance, and then ties him for the use of the other, who is coming up on foot. Fielding.

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• . (a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising. (b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action.

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• to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion or action.

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• noun a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue
  ankyloglossia.
  

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• verb deprive of speech
  tongue-tie.
  
  • When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied

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Tongue"-tie` noun

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1. (Med.) Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the frænum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums. Dunglison.

Tongue"-tie` transitive verb

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1. To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation.

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• verb deprive of speech
  tongue-tie.
  
  • When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied
• adjective satellite unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
  incoherent.
  
  • felt tongue-tied with embarrassment
  • incoherent with grief

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Tongue"-tied` adjective

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1. Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short frænum.
2. Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause.

   Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity. Shak.

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• noun the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
  moorage; docking; dockage.
  

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• noun bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress
  
• noun formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
  white tie; tailcoat; tails; tail coat; full dress; dress suit.
  

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• noun formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
  white tie; tailcoat; tails; tail coat; full dress; dress suit.
  

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• adjective satellite requiring white ties and tailcoats for men
  
  • a white-tie occasion

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• noun a wide necktie worn in a loose bow
  

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