Quick definitions from WordNet (tie)
▸ noun: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied ("He needed a tie for the packages")
▸ noun: a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating ("He nailed the rafters together with a tie beam")
▸ noun: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track ("The British call a railroad tie a sleeper")
▸ noun: (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
▸ noun: equality of score in a contest
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a fastener that serves to join or link
▸ noun: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided ("Their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie")
▸ noun: a social or business relationship ("He was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team")
▸ verb: limit or restrict to ("I am tied to UNIX")
▸ verb: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. ("The teams drew a tie")
▸ verb: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord ("They tied their victim to the chair")
▸ verb: form a knot or bow in ("Tie a necktie")
▸ verb: unite musical notes by a tie
▸ verb: make by tying pieces together ("The fishermen tied their flies")
▸ verb: create social or emotional ties
▸ verb: perform a marriage ceremony
▸ verb: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces ("Tie the ropes together")
▸ Also see tie
▸ noun: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied ("He needed a tie for the packages")
▸ noun: a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating ("He nailed the rafters together with a tie beam")
▸ noun: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track ("The British call a railroad tie a sleeper")
▸ noun: (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
▸ noun: equality of score in a contest
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a fastener that serves to join or link
▸ noun: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided ("Their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie")
▸ noun: a social or business relationship ("He was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team")
▸ verb: limit or restrict to ("I am tied to UNIX")
▸ verb: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. ("The teams drew a tie")
▸ verb: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord ("They tied their victim to the chair")
▸ verb: form a knot or bow in ("Tie a necktie")
▸ verb: unite musical notes by a tie
▸ verb: make by tying pieces together ("The fishermen tied their flies")
▸ verb: create social or emotional ties
▸ verb: perform a marriage ceremony
▸ verb: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces ("Tie the ropes together")
▸ Also see tie