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ties

/taɪz/

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A knot; a fastening.

Examples :

"The construction worker checked the ties that held the scaffolding together to ensure they were secure. "

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A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.

Examples :

"The wigmaker carefully adjusted the ties at the back of the powdered wig to ensure a snug fit. "

appearance style body

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A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.

Examples :

"My dad always wears colorful ties to work. "

appearance style wear item

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The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.

Examples :

"The tie for first place in the spelling bee meant both Sarah and David received the same prize. "

sport outcome achievement

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A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.

Examples :

"I used ties to close the bag of chips so they wouldn't get stale. "

material item utility thing

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A strong connection between people or groups of people.

Examples :

"the sacred ties of friendship or of duty"

group organization society family communication

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A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.

Examples :

"Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes."

structure building technical architecture

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A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.

Examples :

"The train rattled as it rolled over the ties that held the rails in place. "

building structure technical

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The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).

Examples :

"The baseball game ended in ties because both teams scored exactly five runs. "

sport game event

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A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.

Examples :

"The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957."

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A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.

Examples :

"The music score showed ties between the two quarter notes, indicating that they should be played as a single, longer half note. "

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One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.

Examples :

"In the spelling bee, there were three ties, meaning six students will advance to the next round. "

math statistics

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A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.

Examples :

"The surveyor's report showed the ties – the specific distances and angles – from the property corner to a nearby iron stake in the road. "

property technical

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A connection between two vertices.

Examples :

"The map showed the ties between different cities, representing the roads that connected them. "

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A tiewig.

Examples :

"The judge wore his formal ties to court. "

appearance wear

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To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.

Examples :

"Tie the rope to this tree."

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To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.

Examples :

"Tie a knot in this rope for me, please."

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To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.

Examples :

"Tie him to the tree."

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To secure (something) by string or the like.

Examples :

"Tie your shoes."

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To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.

Examples :

"They tied for third place."

sport achievement game

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To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.

Examples :

"He tied me for third place."

sport game achievement

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To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.

Examples :

"The composer ties those two quarter notes together, creating a longer, sustained sound. "

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To believe; to credit.

Examples :

"I tie my success at school to my parents' support. "

mind philosophy

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In the Perl programming language, to extend (a variable) so that standard operations performed upon it invoke custom functionality instead.

Examples :

"The programmer ties the variable to a database, so any changes to the variable automatically update the database record. "

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