tie
noun [C] (FASTENING) /taɪ/Definition
A2 (US also necktie) a long, thin piece of material that is worn under a shirt collar, especially by men, and tied in a knot at the front: He always wears a jacket and tie to work.Things worn to cover the head, face or neck › any piece of string, plastic, metal, etc. that is used to fasten or hold together something: Can you see the ties for the rubbish bags in the cupboard?Fastening and tying
(Definition of tie noun (FASTENING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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