Definition of "tie" []

• To fasten or secure with or as if with a cord, rope, or strap: tied the kite to a post; tie up a bundle. (verb-transitive)
• To fasten by drawing together the parts or sides and knotting with strings or laces: tied her shoes. (verb-transitive)
• To make by fastening ends or parts: tie a knot. (verb-transitive)
• To put a knot or bow in: tie a neck scarf. (verb-transitive)
• To confine or restrict as if with cord: duties that tied him to the office. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Fig. 30 illustrates the more common variety of tie, while Fig. 31 shows an example of the _enharmonic [10] tie_."
• "Moynihan "doesn't care about his appearance, that his tie is askew, his hair is on fire," says Nancy Bush, head of NAB Research."
• "So the tie is a certainty to be shown live on television, you would think."