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1. The act of tying or binding things together
   - ligature

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. Connect, fasten, or put together 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

See also: tie down, tier

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

Antonym: untie

Encyclopedia: Tie