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Definitions for Tying

[1] present participle of tie.
[2] to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
[3] to draw together the parts of with a knotted string or the like: to tie a bundle tight.
[4] to fasten by tightening and knotting the string or strings of: to tie one's shoes.
[5] to draw or fasten together into a knot, as a cord: to tie one's shoelace.
[6] to form by looping and interlacing, as a knot or bow.
[7] to fasten, join, or connect in any way.
[8] Angling . to design and make (an artificial fly).
[9] to bind or join closely or firmly: Great affection tied them.
[10] Informal . to unite in marriage.
[11] to confine, restrict, or limit: The weather tied him to the house.
[12] to bind or oblige, as to do something.
[13] to make the same score as; equal in a contest.
[14] Music . to connect (notes) by a tie.
[15] to make a tie, bond, or connection.
[16] to make or be the same score; be equal in a contest: The teams tied for first place in the league.
[17] that with which anything is tied.
[18] a cord, string, or the like, used for tying, fastening, binding, or wrapping something.
[19] a necktie.
[20] a low shoe fastened with a lace.
[21] a knot, especially an ornamental one; bow.
[22] anything that fastens, secures, or unites.
[23] a bond or connection, as of affection, kinship, mutual interest, or between two or more people, groups, nations, or the like: family ties; the ties between Britain and the U.S.
[24] a state of equality in the result of a contest, as in points scored, votes obtained, etc., among competitors: The game ended in a tie.
[25] a match or contest in which this occurs.
[26] any of various structural members, as beams or rods, for keeping two objects, as rafters or the haunches of an arch, from spreading or separating.
[27] Music . a curved line connecting two notes on the same line or space to indicate that the sound is to be sustained for their joint value, not repeated.
[28] Also called, especially British , sleeper. Railroads . any of a number of closely spaced transverse beams, usually of wood, for holding the rails forming a track at the proper distance from each other and for transmitting train loads to the ballast and roadbed.
[29] bride2(def 1) .
[30] Surveying . a measurement made to determine the position of a survey station with respect to a reference mark or other isolated point.
[31] tie down , to limit one's activities; confine; curtail: He finds that a desk job ties him down.
[32] tie in , to connect or be connected; be consistent: His story ties in with the facts. Surveying . to establish the position of (a point not part of a survey control). to make a tie-in, especially in advertising or a sale: The paperback book is tied in with the movie of the same title.
[33] tie off , to tie a cord or suture around (a vein, blood vessel, or the like) so as to stop the flow within.
[34] tie up , to fasten securely by tying. to wrap; bind. to hinder; impede. to bring to a stop; make inactive. to invest or place (money) in such a way as to render unavailable for other uses. to place (property) under such conditions or restrictions as to prevent sale or alienation. to moor a ship. to engage or occupy completely: I can't see you now, I'm all tied up.
[35] (when tr, often foll by up ) to fasten or be fastened with string, thread, etc
[36] to make (a knot or bow) in (something) to tie a knot ; tie a ribbon
[37] (tr) to restrict or secure
[38] to equal the score of a competitor or fellow candidate
[39] (tr) informal to unite in marriage
[40] music to execute (two successive notes of the same pitch) as though they formed one note of composite time value to connect (two printed notes) with a tie
[41] fit to be tied slang very angry or upset
[42] a bond, link, or fastening
[43] a restriction or restraint
[44] a string, wire, ribbon, etc, with which something is tied
[45] a long narrow piece of material worn, esp by men, under the collar of a shirt, tied in a knot close to the throat with the ends hanging down the front US name: necktie
[46] an equality in score, attainment, etc, in a contest the match or competition in which such a result is attained
[47] a structural member carrying tension, such as a tie beam or tie rod
[48] sport , British a match or game in an eliminating competition a cup tie
[49] (usually plural) a shoe fastened by means of laces
[50] the US and Canadian name for sleeper (def. 3)
[51] music a slur connecting two notes of the same pitch indicating that the sound is to be prolonged for their joint time value
[52] surveying one of two measurements running from two points on a survey line to a point of detail to fix its position
[53] lacemaking another name for bride 2

Words related to Tying

confining

Words nearby Tying

tychy, tycoon, tydeus, tyee, tygart, tying, tyke, tylectomy, tylenol, tyler, tyloma

Origin of Tying

iebefore 900; (noun) Middle English te(i)gh cord, rope, Old English tēagh, tēgh, cognate with Old Norse taug rope; (v.) Middle English tien, Old English tīgan, derivative of the noun; compare Old Norse teygja to draw. See tug, tow1

Other words from Tying

re·tie , verb (used with object), re·tied, re·ty·ing.
un·der·tie , noun
un·der·tie , verb (used with object), un·der·tied, un·der·ty·ing.
well-tied , adjective

Word origin for Tying

ieOld English tīgan to tie; related to Old Norse teygja to draw, stretch out, Old English tēon to pull; see tug , tow 1 , tight

Synonyms for Tying

confining, restraining, restricting, shackling