tie noun
1 worn round the neck with a shirt
ADJ. undone His tie was undone. | loose | askew His tie was askew and his hair dishevelled. | loud | bootlace, bow, kipper | black, white (= a black/white bow tie as part of formal dress) a black-tie dinner | club, college, regimental, school
VERB + TIE knot, tie | loosen | adjust, straighten
TIE + NOUN pin
PHRASES collar/jacket/shirt/suit and tie > Special page at CLOTHES
2 (usually ties) sth that connects you with sb/sth
ADJ. close, strong | weak | blood, family | emotional | personal | business, commercial, economic | cultural, diplomatic, political, social, traditional
VERB + TIE have We have close economic ties with our neighbours. | establish | cement, strengthen | cut, sever He cut all ties with the Church. | loosen, weaken
PREP. ~ between There is a strong tie between her and her daughters. | ~ of ties of kinship | ~ to/with to establish diplomatic ties with China
3 in a game/competition
VERB + TIE end in, result in The match ended in a tie.
TIE + NOUN break/breaker
PREP. ~ between a tie between Egypt and France | ~ for There was a tie for first place.
tie verb
1 attach/fasten sb/sth with string/rope
ADV. firmly, securely, tightly Did you tie the balloons on tightly? | loosely He wore plimsolls, loosely tied with bits of string. | carefully | neatly Tie the cords neatly. | back, on, together, up
PREP. around/round He tied his dressing gown firmly around him. | onto I tied the bundle onto the end of the string. | to She tied the rope securely to a tree. | with Katie tied her hair back with a ribbon.
PHRASES tie sb hand and foot The prisoners were tied hand and foot.
2 connect sb/sth with sb/sth else
ADV. closely, intimately Their company's future is closely tied to our own. | directly | firmly | inextricably | in, together, up Production and consumption are inextricably tied together.
PREP. in with The concert will tie in with the festival of dance taking place the same weekend. | to You can't stay tied to her forever. | up with Her behaviour is tied up with her feelings of guilt.
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