Antonyms for tie


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : tahy
Phonetic Transcription : taɪ


Definition of tie

Origin :
  • "that with which anything is tied," Old English teag, from Proto-Germanic *taugo (cf. Old Norse taug "tie," tygill "string"), from PIE *deuk- "to pull, to lead" (cf. Old English teon "to draw, pull, drag;" see duke (n.)).
  • Figurative sense is recorded from 1550s. Meaning "equality between competitors" is first found 1670s, from notion of a connecting link (tie-breaker is recorded from 1961). Sense of "necktie, cravat" first recorded 1761. The railway sense of "transverse sleeper" is from 1857, American English.
  • noun fastening
  • noun deadlock
  • noun relationship
  • verb connect, interlace
  • verb equal
Example sentences :
  • Strong as is the tie of interest, it has been often found ineffectual.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • She called for Eileen, told her to tie on her sunshade and be ready for a short ride.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • "Better slip back there and tie him, and land the ship," he says.
  • Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • As an honest man, it was for him to judge if he had the right of cutting the tie there and for ever.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • You must get hold of Bwana Nyele, and you must tie him fast also, and keep him from his safari.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • When she was dead, might not a tie, between the uncle and nephew, be snapped asunder?
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Put it warm into glass jars, and tie it up with brandy paper.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • When they are cold, tie up the jar; covering the cork with leather.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Then put the whole into jars, and when cool cover and tie them up closely.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Pour in the pudding, and tie it tightly, leaving room for it to swell.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Synonyms for tie

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