tie: significado y definiciones

To fasten or secure with or as if with a cord, rope, or strap: tied the kite to a post; tie up a bundle.

To fasten by drawing together the parts or sides and knotting with strings or laces: tied her shoes.

To make by fastening ends or parts: tie a knot.

To put a knot or bow in: tie a neck scarf.

To confine or restrict as if with cord: duties that tied him to the office.

To bring together in relationship; connect or unite: friends who were tied by common interests; people who are tied by blood or marriage.

To equal (an opponent or an opponent's score) in a contest.

To equal an opponent's score in (a contest): tied the game with minutes remaining.

Music To join (notes) by a tie.

To be fastened or attached: The apron ties at the back.

To achieve equal scores in a contest.

A cord, string, or other means by which something is tied.

Something that connects or unites; a link: a blood tie; marital ties.

A necktie.

A beam or rod that joins parts and gives support.

One of the beams, usually made of wood, that are laid across a railroad bed to secure the rails.

An equality of scores, votes, or performance in a contest: The election ended in a tie.

A contest so resulting; a draw.

Music A curved line above or below two notes of the same pitch, indicating that the tone is to be sustained for their combined duration.

tie in To bring into or have a close or effective relation; connect or coordinate: two events that do not tie in; tying the movie promotion in with the book sales.

tie into To attack energetically.

tie up Nautical To secure or be secured to a shore or pier; dock.

tie up To impede the progress of; block: The accident tied up traffic.

tie up To keep occupied; engage: She was tied up in a meeting all morning. The phone was tied up for an hour.

tie up To place (funds) so as to make inaccessible for other uses: tied up her cash in long-term investments.