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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
tied adj 1: bound or secured closely; "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken" [syn: trussed, tied] 2: bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection; "people tied by blood or marriage" 3: fastened with strings or cords; "a neatly tied bundle" [syn: tied, fastened] [ant: unfastened, untied] 4: closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes" [syn: laced, tied] [ant: unlaced, untied] 5: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: tied(p), even, level(p)] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold. [1913 Webster] In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster] 4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine. [1913 Webster] Not tied to rules of policy, you find Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them. [1913 Webster] 6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] | ||
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