tie

Definition

• n. equality of score in a contest
• n. a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
• n. (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
• n. one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

Word forms

Past participle

tied

Past tense

tied

Present participle

tying

Third person singular

ties

Example sentences

1. n.

   He wore a blue tie to the wedding.

2. vt.

   Please tie your shoelaces before running.

3. vi.

   The game ended in a tie after both teams scored the same points.