tie

I

n.

necktie

1) to tie one's tie

2) (BE) an old-school tie ('a tie showing which school the owner attended')

draw

(sports)

3) to break a tie

4) a scoreless tie

5) (to end) in a tie

match

(BE) (sports)

6) a cup tie

link, bond

7) to establish ties with

8) to cement, strengthen ties

9) to cut, sever; loosen ties with

10) close, intimate, strong ties

11) old school ties

12) ties between; to, with (ties to other nations)

support for rails

(AE)

13) a railroad tie (BE has sleeper)

II

v.

1) (D; tr.) ('to equal the score of') to tie for (to tie smb. for the lead)

2) (D; tr.) ('to fasten') to tie to (they tied him to a post)

3) (D; intr.) ('to equal the score') to tie with (our team tied with them for the lead)

4) (N; used with an adjective) she tied the rope tight

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[taɪ]

intimate

loosen ties with

sever

strengthen ties

strong ties

to

with (ties to other nations)

(N; used with an adjective) she tied the rope tight

(to end) in a tie

['draw'] (sports) to break a tie

['link, bond'] to establish ties with

['match'] (BE) (sports) a cup tie

['necktie'] to tie one'stie

a scoreless tie

close

old school ties

to cement

to cut

ties between

(BE) an old tie school tie ('a tie showing which school the owner attended')

['support for rails'] (AE) a railroad tie (BE has sleeper)

(D; intr.) ('to equal the score') to tie with (our team tied with them for the lead)

(D; tr.) ('to fasten') to tie to (they tied him to a post)

(D;tr.) ('to equal the score of) to tiefor (to tie smb. for the lead)