tied
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- v fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
They tied their victim to the chair - v finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- v limit or restrict to
I am tied to UNIX
These big jets are tied to large airports - v connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
- v form a knot or bow in
- v create social or emotional ties
- v perform a marriage ceremony
- v make by tying pieces together
The fishermen tied their flies - v unite musical notes by a tie
- s bound or secured closely
the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied - s bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection
people tied by blood or marriage - a fastened with strings or cords
a neatly tied bundle - a closed with a lace
- s of the score in a contest
the score is tied
- In today's CNNWMUR poll, Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama are tied at 33 percent - their last two polls had Hillary up 4 points and before that had Hillary down 2 points .
- Not all of these events can be tied absolutely to global warming, but all of them will surely become more frequent and intense as the world warms ultimately threatening the .
- In reality, it was merely a fielding error in a game already tied after Boston relievers couldn't hold a two-run, two-out lead in the 10th inning of what should have been the game .