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• tie — [tī] vt. tied, tying or tieing [ME tien < OE tigan, tegan; akin to teag, a rope: for IE base see TOW1] 1. to fasten, attach, or bind together or to something else, as with string, cord, or rope made secure by knotting, etc. [to tie someone s… …   English World dictionary

• tie — [[t]ta͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦ ties, tying, tied 1) VERB If you tie two things together or tie them, you fasten them together with a knot. [V n adv/prep] He tied the ends of the plastic bag together... [V n] Mr Saunders tied her hands and feet. 2) VERB If you… …   English dictionary

• knot — 01. She tied the string in a [knot]. 02. It was hard to chop the wood because it was full of [knots]. 03. The little boy had tied his shoelace in a [knot] and couldn t get it undone. 04. John showed me a good [knot] to use when tying the kayaks… …   Grammatical examples in English

• knot — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a an intertwining of a rope, string, tress of hair, etc., with another, itself, or something else to join or fasten together. b a set method of tying a knot (a reef knot). c a ribbon etc. tied as an ornament and worn on a dress… …   Useful english dictionary

• string — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 thin cord ADJECTIVE ▪ taut, tight ▪ He pulled the string tight. ▪ loose ▪ tangled ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• tie — 1. noun /taɪ/ a) A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie. The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957. b) The …   Wiktionary

• tie — Noun: One of the wooden timbers upon which the rails of a railroad track are laid. Something that binds. A necktie. Verb: To fasten things together, as with a string, cord, or wire. To equal another in a contest in reference to points, scores,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Knot tying — consists of the techniques and skills employed in tying a knot in rope, nylon webbing, or other articles.The tying of a knot may be very straightforward (such as with an overhand knot), or it may be more complicated, such as a monkey s fist knot …   Wikipedia

• tie — [n1] fastening attachment, band, bandage, bond, brace, connection, cord, fastener, fetter, gag, hookup, joint, knot, ligament, ligature, link, network, nexus, outfit, rope, strap, string, tackle, tie in, tie up, yoke, zipper; concept 680 tie [n2] …   New thesaurus

• tie up — tie [n1] fastening attachment, band, bandage, bond, brace, connection, cord, fastener, fetter, gag, hookup, joint, knot, ligament, ligature, link, network, nexus, outfit, rope, strap, string, tackle, tie in, tie up, yoke, zipper; concept 680 tie… …   New thesaurus

• knot — knot1 [nät] n. [ME knotte < OE cnotta, akin to Du knot, Swed knut, Ger knoten < IE * gn eu t < base * gen , to press together > KNOB, KNEAD] 1. a lump or knob in a thread, cord, etc., formed by passing one free end through a loop and… …   English World dictionary