tie

tie

verb

Definition of TIE

1

to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord <tied the newspapers into a bundle>

Synonyms band, bind, truss

Related Words cinch, cord, rope, strap, thread, wire; gird, girt; lash, leash, tether; interlace, intertwine, interweave, lace; entangle, knot, snarl, tangle, twist; coil, wind

Near Antonyms undo, unfasten, unlace, unlash, unloose, unloosen, unstrap, unstring, unthread; unleash, untether; disentangle, unravel, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist; uncoil, unspool, unwind

Antonyms unbind, untie

2

to produce something equal to (as in quality or value) <at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine—how could the rest of us tie that?>

Synonyms match, meet, tie

Related Words beat, better, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend; amount (to), approach, touch; approximate, keep up, measure up (to), parallel, rival, stack up (against or with)