2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tie  \Tie\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Tied}(Obs.  {Tight});  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Tying}.]  [OE.  ti?en,  teyen,  AS  t[=i]gan,  ti['e]gan, 
  fr  te['a]g,  te['a]h,  a  rope;  akin  to  Icel.  taug,  and  AS 
  te['o]n  to  draw,  to  pull  See  {Tug},  v.  t.,  and  cf  {Tow}  to 
  drag.] 
  1.  To  fasten  with  a  band  or  cord  and  knot;  to  bind.  ``Tie  the 
  kine  to  the  cart.''  --1  Sam.  vi  7. 
 
  My  son,  keep  thy  father's  commandment,  and  forsake 
  not  the  law  of  thy  mother:  bind  them  continually 
  upon  thine  heart,  and  tie  them  about  thy  neck. 
  --Prov.  vi 
  20,21. 
 
  2.  To  form  as  a  knot,  by  interlacing  or  complicating  a  cord; 
  also  to  interlace,  or  form  a  knot  in  as  to  tie  a  cord 
  to  a  tree;  to  knit;  to  knot.  ``We  do  not  tie  this  knot 
  with  an  intention  to  puzzle  the  argument.''  --Bp.  Burnet. 
 
  3.  To  unite  firmly;  to  fasten;  to  hold 
 
  In  bond  of  virtuous  love  together  tied.  --Fairfax. 
 
  4.  To  hold  or  constrain  by  authority  or  moral  influence,  as 
  by  knotted  cords;  to  oblige;  to  constrain;  to  restrain;  to 
  confine. 
 
  Not  tied  to  rules  of  policy,  you  find  Revenge  less 
  sweet  than  a  forgiving  mind.  --Dryden. 
 
  5.  (Mus.)  To  unite,  as  notes,  by  a  cross  line  or  by  a  curved 
  line  or  slur,  drawn  over  or  under  them 
 
  6.  To  make  an  equal  score  with  in  a  contest;  to  be  even 
  with 
 
  {To  ride  and  tie}.  See  under  {Ride}. 
 
  {To  tie  down}. 
  a  To  fasten  so  as  to  prevent  from  rising. 
  b  To  restrain;  to  confine;  to  hinder  from  action 
 
  {To  tie  up},  to  confine;  to  restrain;  to  hinder  from  motion 
  or  action 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tied 
  adj  1:  bound  or  secured  closely;  "the  guard  was  found  trussed  up 
  with  his  arms  and  legs  securely  tied";  "a  trussed 
  chicken"  [syn:  {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:  fastened  with  strings  or  cords;  "a  neatly  tied  bundle"  [syn: 
  {fastened}]  [ant:  {untied}] 
  4:  closed  with  a  lace;  "snugly  laced  shoes"  [syn:  {laced}] 
  [ant:  {unlaced}] 
  5:  of  the  score  in  a  contest;  "the  score  is  even"  [syn:  {tied(p)}, 
  {even}] 

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