tie
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- A2
A long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck under a shirt collar and knotted at the front, usually with smart clothes.
He loosened his tie as soon as the meeting ended.
You will need a dark suit and a plain tie tomorrow.
My tie kept blowing over my shoulder in the wind.
Common collocations: wear a tie · put on a tie · loosen your tie · a striped tie · a silk tie · bow tie
Part of: Clothes
Sense 2
- verb
- B1
To hold or fasten something with string, rope or a lace and make a knot or a bow.
Can you tie this ribbon around the parcel for me?
He tied the small boat to a post by the lake.
Tie your hair back before you start cooking, please.
Common collocations: tie a knot · tie your shoelaces · tie something to something · tie something around something · tie up a parcel
Part of: Clothes
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- B2
A result in a game, race or vote in which two sides end with the same number of points or votes.
The match ended in a tie, so they will play again.
Both teams seemed happy with a tie on a rainy afternoon.
The vote ended in a tie and had to be repeated.
Common collocations: end in a tie · break a tie · a close tie · finish in a tie
Part of: Sport, Games and hobbies
Forms
- past
- tied
- plural
- ties
- third_person
- ties
- past_participle
- tied
- present_participle
- tying