tie

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

* * *
[taɪ]
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
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)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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