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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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    Tight , obs. p. p. of Tie.
    Spenser.

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    Tight, a. [Compar. Tighter ; superl. Tightest.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. þēttr, Dan. tæt, Sw. tät: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to thick. Cf. Taut.]
    1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
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    2. Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.
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    3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
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    4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
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      Clad very plain, but clean and tight.
      Evelyn.

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      I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
      Gay.

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    5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings. [Colloq.]
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    6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
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    7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.]
      Shak.

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    8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]
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    9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
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    Tight, v. t. To tighten. [Obs.]
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