tie

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 ]