OTHER WORDS FOR tie
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Idioms about tie
tie one on, Slang. to get drunk: Charlie sure tied one on last night!
tie the knot. knot1 (def. 18).
Origin of tie
synonym study for tie
22. See bond1.
OTHER WORDS FROM tie
re·tie, verb (used with object), re·tied, re·ty·ing.un·der·tie, nounun·der·tie, verb (used with object), un·der·tied, un·der·ty·ing.well-tied, adjectiveWords nearby tie
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How to use tie in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for tie
tie
/ (taɪ) /
verb ties, tying or tied
noun
Word Origin for tie
Old English tīgan to tie; related to Old Norse teygja to draw, stretch out, Old English tēon to pull; see tug, tow 1, tight
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