v.
 (ties, tying, tied)
      - attach or fasten with string, cord, etc. 
▸form into a knot or bow.
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(tie someone up)
 restrict someone's movement by binding their arms or legs or binding them to something.
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(also tie someone down)
 restrict or limit to a particular place or situation. 
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(usu. be tied up)
 informal occupy someone to the exclusion of other activity.
 ▸
(tie something up)
 invest or reserve capital so that it is not immediately available for use.
 - connect; link. 
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(tie in)
 be or cause to be in harmony with something.
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(tie something up)
 bring something to a satisfactory conclusion.
 - hold together by a crosspiece or tie. 
▸Music  unite (written notes) by a tie.
 ▸Music  perform (two notes) as one unbroken note.
 - achieve the same score or ranking as another competitor.
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(tie into)
 N. Amer. informal attack or get to work on vigorously.
 
n.
 (pl. ties)
       - a thing that ties.
 - a strip of material worn around the neck beneath a collar, tied in a knot at the front.
 - a rod or beam holding parts of a structure together. 
▸N. Amer. short for cross tie.
 - Brit. a sports match between two or more players or teams in which the winners proceed to the next round of the competition:
 a cup tie.
 - a result in a game or match in which two or more competitors have tied. 
▸Cricket  a game in which the scores are level and both sides have completed their innings. Compare with draw.
 - Music  a curved line above or below two notes of the same pitch indicating that they are to be played for the combined duration of their time values.
 - US a shoe tied with a lace.
 
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  OE tīgan (v.), tēah (n.), of Gmc origin.