Tie vs Annex - What's the difference?
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A knot; a fastening.
A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
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.
A strong connection between people or groups of people; a bond.
* Young
(construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
(rail transport, US) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
(cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different to a draw).
(sports, British) A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
(music) 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 (not to be confused with a slur).
(statistics) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
(surveying) A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
(graph theory) connection between two vertices.
To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
* Fairfax
To secure (something) by string or the like.
* Dryden
(transitive, or, intransitive) To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
(US) To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
(music) To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.
An addition, an extension.
An appendix.
An addition or extension to a building.
An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
To add something to another thing; to incorporate.
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To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
To join; to be united.
Tie is a related term of annex.
As nouns the difference between tie and annex
is that tie is key while annex is an addition, an extension.As a verb annex is
to add something to another thing; to incorporate.tie
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- (Young)
- It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score.
- the sacred ties''' of friendship or of duty; the '''ties of allegiance
- No distance breaks the tie of blood.
- Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes.
- The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957.
Usage notes
* In cricket, a tie'' and a ''draw are not the same. See .Synonyms
* (situation where one or more participants in a competition are placed equally) draw * (horizontal member that supports railway lines) sleeper (British)Etymology 2
From (etyl) , (m).Verb
- Tie this rope in a knot for me, please.
- Tie the rope to this tree.
- Tie a knot in this rope for me, please.
- Tie him to the tree.
- In bond of virtuous love together tied .
- Tie your shoes.
- Not tied to rules of policy, you find / Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind.
- They tied for third place.
- They tied the game.
- He tied me for third place.
Synonyms
* fastenAntonyms
* unfasten * untieDerived terms
* tie down * tie-in, tie in * tie the knot * tie upAnagrams
* * 1000 English basic words ----annex
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Alternative forms
* annexe (UK, Australia, New Zealand)Etymology 1
, from (etyl) (m).Noun
(es)Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Verb
(es)- The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.
- to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt
- (Tooke)