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Tie is a related term of conjoin.


As a noun tie

is key.

As a verb conjoin is

to join together; to unite; to combine.

tie

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A knot; a fastening.
  • A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
    • (Young)
  • 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.
    • It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score.
  • 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.
    • the sacred ties''' of friendship or of duty; the '''ties of allegiance
  • * Young
    • No distance breaks the tie of blood.
  • (construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
    • Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes.
  • (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.
    • The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957.
  • (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.
    • 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

  • To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
    • Tie this rope in a knot for me, please.
    Tie the rope to this tree.
  • To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
    • Tie a knot in this rope for me, please.
  • To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
    • Tie him to the tree.
  • * Fairfax
    • In bond of virtuous love together tied .
  • To secure (something) by string or the like.
    • Tie your shoes.
  • * Dryden
    • Not tied to rules of policy, you find / Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind.
  • (transitive, or, intransitive) To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
    • They tied for third place.
    They tied the game.
  • (US) To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
    • He tied me for third place.
  • (music) To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.
    • Synonyms
    * fasten
    Antonyms
    * unfasten * untie
    Derived terms
    * tie down * tie-in, tie in * tie the knot * tie up

    Anagrams

    * * 1000 English basic words ----

    conjoin

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To join together; to unite; to combine.
    • They are representatives that will loosely conjoin a nation.
  • To marry.
    • I will conjoin you in holy matrimony.
  • (grammar) To join as coordinate elements, often with a coordinating conjunction, such as coordinate clauses.
  • (mathematics) To combine two sets, conditions, or expressions by a logical AND; to intersect.
  • To unite, to join, to league.
  • *1843 , '', book 2, ch. XVI, ''St. Edmund
    • And the Body of one Dead; — a temple where the Hero-soul once was and now is not: Oh, all mystery, all pity, all mute awe and wonder; Supernaturalism brought home to the very dullest; Eternity laid open, and the nether Darkness and the upper Light-Kingdoms; — do conjoin there, or exist nowhere!

    Derived terms

    * conjoined twin * conjoiner * conjoint * conjointly

    Related terms

    * conjunction * conjunctiva * conjunctive

    External links

    * Conjoin @ The Internet Grammar of English