Definition
- (noun) A knot; a fastening.
- (noun) A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
- (noun) A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
- (noun) The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally. “It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score.”
- (noun) 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.
- (noun) A strong connection between people or groups of people. “the sacred ties of friendship or of duty”
- (noun) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together. “Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes.”
- (noun) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
- (noun) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
- (noun) A meeting between two players or teams in a competition. “The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957.”
- (noun) 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.
- (noun) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
Word stats
- Tie contains 3 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 1 consonant(s).
- It uses 3 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 3.
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What does Tie mean?
A knot; a fastening.
How many letters are in Tie?
Tie has 3 letters.
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