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Tie, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tied (?) (Obs. Tight ()); p. pr. & vb. n. Tying (?).] [OE. tien, teyen, AS. tīgan, tiégan, fr. teág, teáh, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS. teón to draw, to pull. See Tug, v. t., and cf. Tow to drag.]
1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. “Tie the kine to the cart.” 1 Sam. vi. 7.
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My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. Prov. vi. 20,21.
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2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, “to tie a cord to a tree”; to knit; to knot. “We do not tie this knot with an intention to puzzle the argument.” Bp. Burnet.
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3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
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In bond of virtuous love together tied. Fairfax.
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4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine.
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Not tied to rules of policy, you find
Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. Dryden.
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5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them.
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6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with.
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To ride and tie. See under Ride. -- To tie down. (a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising. (b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action. -- To tie up, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion or action.
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