tie

/tɑɪ/ v [I/T] (present participle tying, past tense and past participle tied) (FASTEN)

Definition

› to fasten together two pieces of string or other long, thin material, or to hold together with string, rope, etc.: [I] This dress ties at the back. [T] She tied the ribbon in a bow/knot.

(Definition of tie v (FASTEN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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tie something in with something phrasal verb
tie something to something phrasal verb CONNECT
tie the knot idiom
tie up something phrasal verb HOLD
tie up something phrasal verb LIMIT MOVEMENT
tie v FASTEN
tie v FINISH EQUAL
tie-breaker n
tie-up n COMBINING
tie-up n STOP
tier n

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tie v FINISH EQUAL
tie n connection
tie n PIECE OF MATERIAL
tie n EQUAL FINISH
tie-up n COMBINING
tie-up n STOP

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tie something in with something phrasal verb
tie something to something phrasal verb CONNECT
tie someone to something phrasal verb UNABLE TO LEAVE
tie down someone/something phrasal verb HOLD IN PLACE
tie down someone phrasal verb LIMIT
tie up something phrasal verb HOLD

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