tie

tie (http://definr.com/tie)

     n 1: neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn
          (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the
          front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his
          necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie" [syn: necktie]
     2: a social or business relationship: "a valuable financial
        affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with
        other members of the team"; "many close associations with
        England" [syn: affiliation, association, tie-up]
     3: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the
        winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their
        record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" [syn: draw, standoff]
     4: a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural
        members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the
        rafters together with a tie beam" [syn: tie beam]
     5: a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held
        together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during
        construction" [syn: link, linkup, tie-in]
     6: equality of score in a contest
     7: (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates
        that the note is to be sustained for their combined time
        value
     8: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway
        track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn: {railroad
        tie}, crosstie, sleeper]
     9: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which
        something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"
     v 1: To fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied
          their victim to the chair" [syn: bind] [ant: untie]
     2: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;
        "The teams drew a tie" [syn: 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; "Can
        you connect the two loudspeakers?" "Tie the ropes
        together"; "Link arms" [syn: connect, link, link up]
        [ant: disconnect]
     5: form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
     6: create social or emotional ties [syn: bind, bond]
     7: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on
        Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple
        got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: marry, wed, splice]
     8: make by tying pieces together: "The fishermen tied their
        flies"
     9: unite musical notes by a tie