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Adjective: tied  tId
  1. Bound or secured closely
    "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied";
    - trussed
     
  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. Of the score in a contest
    "the score is tied";
    - even, level
     
  4. Fastened with strings or cords
    "a neatly tied bundle";
    - fastened
     
  5. Closed with a lace
    "snugly tied shoes";
    - laced
Verb: tie (tied,tying,ties)  tI
  1. Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
    "They tied their victim to the chair";
    - bind
     
  2. Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
    "The teams drew a tie";
    - draw
     
  3. Limit or restrict to
    "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"
     
  4. Join together or make a link between two or more pieces
    "Tie the ropes together";
    - connect, link, link up
     
  5. Form a knot or bow in
    "tie a necktie"
     
  6. Create social or emotional ties
    - bind, attach, bond
     
  7. Perform a marriage ceremony
    - marry, wed, splice
     
  8. Make by tying pieces together
    "The fishermen tied their flies"
     
  9. Unite musical notes by a tie

Sounds like: tics, ticks

See also: bound, equal, knotted, united

Type of: bound, confine, equal, equalise [Brit], equalize, equate, fashion, fasten, fix, forge, form, limit, match, officiate, relate, restrict, secure, shape, throttle, trammel

Antonym: unlaced

Encyclopedia: Tied

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