tie in WordNet English dictionary

1. a social or business relationship
   "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
   affiliation  association  tie  tie-up 
   
2. one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
   "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
   tie  railroad tie  crosstie  sleeper 
   
3. the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
   "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
   draw  standoff  tie 
   
4. a fastener that serves to join or connect
   "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
   link  linkup  tie  tie-in 
   
5. neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
   "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"
   necktie  tie 
   
6. a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
   "he needed a tie for the packages"
   tie 
   
7. a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
   "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"
   tie  tie beam 
   
8. (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
   tie 
   
9. equality of score in a contest
   tie 
   

1. create social or emotional ties
   "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
   bind  tie  attach  bond 
   
2. fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
   "They tied their victim to the chair"
   tie  bind 
   
3. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
   "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
   connect  link  tie  link up 
   
4. finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
   "The teams drew a tie"
   tie  draw 
   
5. perform a marriage ceremony
   "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
   marry  wed  tie  splice 
   
6. form a knot or bow in
   "tie a necktie"
   tie 
   
7. limit or restrict to
   "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"
   tie 
   
8. unite musical notes by a tie
   tie 
   
9. make by tying pieces together
   "The fishermen tied their flies"
   tie