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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tie \Tie\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tied}(Obs. {Tight}); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Tying}.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[imac]gan,
     ti['e]gan, fr. te['a]g, te['a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug,
     and AS. te['o]n to draw, to pull. See {Tug}, v. t., and cf.
     {Tow} to drag.]
     1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. "Tie the


        kine to the cart." --1 Sam. vi. 7.
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              My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake
              not the law of thy mother: bind them continually
              upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
                                                    --Prov. vi.
                                                    20,21.
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     2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord;
        also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord
        to a tree; to knit; to knot. "We do not tie this knot with
        an intention to puzzle the argument." --Bp. Burnet.
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     3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
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              In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax.
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     4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as
        by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to
        confine.
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              Not tied to rules of policy, you find
              Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. --Dryden.
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     5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved
        line, or slur, drawn over or under them.
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     6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even
        with.
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     {To ride and tie}. See under {Ride}.
  
     {To tie down}.
        (a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising.
        (b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action.
  
     {To tie up}, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion
        or action.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tying \Ty"ing\,
     p. pr. of {Tie}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tying \Ty"ing\, n. (Mining)
     The act or process of washing ores in a buddle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tie
       n 1: 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" [syn: {necktie}]
       2: 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" [syn: {affiliation}, {association}, {tie-up}]
       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" [syn: {draw}, {standoff}]
       4: a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural
          members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the
          rafters together with a tie beam" [syn: {tie beam}]
       5: a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held
          together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during
          construction" [syn: {link}, {linkup}, {tie-in}]
       6: equality of score in a contest
       7: (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates
          that the note is to be sustained for their combined time
          value
       8: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway
          track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn: {railroad
          tie}, {crosstie}, {sleeper}]
       9: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which
          something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"
       v 1: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied
            their victim to the chair" [syn: {bind}] [ant: {untie}]
       2: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;
          "The teams drew a tie" [syn: {draw}]
       3: limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets
          are tied to large airports"
       4: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can
          you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes
          together"; "Link arms" [syn: {connect}, {link}, {link up}]
          [ant: {disconnect}]
       5: form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
       6: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to
          bond with the child" [syn: {bind}, {attach}, {bond}]
       7: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on
          Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple
          got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: {marry}, {wed}, {splice}]
       8: make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their
          flies"
       9: unite musical notes by a tie
       [also: {tying}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tying
       n : the act of tying or binding things together [syn: {ligature}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tying
       See {tie}

















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