n.; pl. Ties [ AS. tēge, t&unr_;ge, tīge. √64. See Tie, v. t. ] 1. A knot; a fastening. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance. [ 1913 Webster ]

No distance breaks the tie of blood. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which prevents either party from being victorious; equality in any contest, as a race. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Arch. & Engin.) A beam or rod for holding two parts together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which support the track and keep it in place. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Mus.) A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. pl. Low shoes fastened with lacings. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bale tie, a fastening for the ends of a hoop for a bale. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tied Obs. Tight ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tying ] [ OE. ti&unr_;en, teyen, AS. tīgan, tiégan, fr. teág, teáh, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS. teón to draw, to pull. See Tug, v. t., and cf. Tow to drag. ] 1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. “Tie the kine to the cart.” 1 Sam. vi. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. Prov. vi. 20, 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord to a tree; to knit; to knot. “We do not tie this knot with an intention to puzzle the argument.” Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold. [ 1913 Webster ]

In bond of virtuous love together tied. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not tied to rules of policy, you find
Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with. [ 1913 Webster ]

To ride and tie. See under Ride. --
To tie down. (a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising. (b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action. --
To tie up, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion or action. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To make a tie; to make an equal score. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A flat bar used as a tie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall. See Illust. of Timbers, under Roof. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chinese, square of heavenly peace. ] a large plaza in Beijing, China. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ Sp., prop., tent, awning. ] In Cuba, Mexico, etc., a booth, stall, or shop where merchandise is sold. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who, or that which, ties. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perhaps fr. OF. tire, F. tire; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziarī ornament, G. zier, AS. tīr glory, tiér row, rank. But cf. also F. tirer to draw, pull; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Attire, v. t., Tire a headdress, but also Tirade. ] A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows placed one above, or higher than, another; as, a tier of seats in a theater. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tiers of a cable, the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a cable, laid one within another when coiled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Tire a headdress. ] A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. [ Written also tire. ] [ 1913 Webster ]