tie
A knot; a fasteningA knot; a fastening.
» I chose him a nice tie.
Ich habe ihm eine schöne Krawatte ausgesucht.
Я выбрала ему красивый галстук.
Я вибрав йому гарну краватку.
Я вибрала йому гарну краватку.
Meaning
18 sensesA 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 sacred ties of friendship or of duty
the ties of allegiance; the ties that bind
связьsvjazʹ, у́зыúzy
зв'язокzvʺjazok
A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes.
(US)A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score.
The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
(US)An equalizer, a run, goal, point, etc which causes participants in a competition to be placed equally or have the same score(s).
Unentschieden, Remis
ничья́ničʹjá, равный счётravnyj sčot
нічия́ničyjá
(UK)A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957.
Examples
1448 sentencesI chose him a nice tie.
Я вибрав йому гарну краватку. — deniko
ruЯ выбрала ему красивый галстук. — Kathereenah
deIch habe ihm eine schöne Krawatte ausgesucht. — Dejo
She helped him tie his tie.
Вона допомогла йому зав'язати краватку. — deniko
ruОна помогла ему завязать галстук. — souris_qui_rit
deSie hat ihm geholfen, seinen Schlips zu binden. — Esperantostern
She tied him to the chair.
Вона прив'язала його до стільця. — deniko
ruОна привязала его к стулу. — Balamax
deSie fesselte ihn an den Stuhl. — Yorwba
Tom tied Mary to the chair.
Том прив'язав Мері до стільця. — deniko
ruТом привязал Мэри к стулу. — odexed
I almost bought that same tie.
Я мало не купив таку саму краватку. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English teye (“cord, chain”), from Old English tēag, tēah (“cord, chain”), froFrom Middle English teye (“cord, chain”), from Old English tēag, tēah (“cord, chain”), from Proto-West Germanic *taugu, from Proto-Germanic *taugō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Compare Danish tov, Icelandic taug.
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Forms
plural: tiesSynonyms
14 synonyms- a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating:tie beam
- one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track:railroad tiecrosstiesleeper
- neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front:necktie
- a fastener that serves to join or connect:linklinkuptie-in
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided:drawstandoff
- a social or business relationship:affiliationassociationtie-up
Word family
54 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- wear a tie
- how to tie
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- tie to work
- suit and tie
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- tie a tie
- to tie a
- red tie
- a tie to
- a red tie
- wearing the tie