Tie

/taɪ/ noun verb

A knot; a fastening.

Definition

  1. (noun) A knot; a fastening.
  2. (noun) A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
  3. (noun) A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
  4. (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.”
  5. (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.
  6. (noun) A strong connection between people or groups of people. “the sacred ties of friendship or of duty”
  7. (noun) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together. “Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes.”
  8. (noun) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
  9. (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).
  10. (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.”
  11. (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.
  12. (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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