tie \tie\, v. t. imp.  p. p. tiedobs. tight; p. pr. 
   vb. n. tying. oe. ti?en, teyen, as. timacgan,
   ti'egan, fr. te'ag, te'ah, a rope; akin to icel. taug,
   and as. te'on 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.
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            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.
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   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.
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   3. to unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
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            in bond of virtuous love together tied. --fairfax.
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   4. to hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as
      by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to
      confine.
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            not tied to rules of policy, you find
            revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. --dryden.
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   5. mus. to unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved
      line, or slur, drawn over or under them.
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   6. to make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even
      with.
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   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.
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see also:
tied tight tying tug tow to ride and tie 
ride to tie down to tie up