- tie
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 worn around the neck with a shirtADJECTIVE▪ undone▪
His tie was undone.
▪ loose▪ askew▪His tie was askew and his hair uncombed.
▪ loud▪ bow, kipper (BrE), neck (usually necktie) (AmE)▪ bolo (AmE), bootlace (BrE)▪ black, white (= a black/white bow tie as part of formal dress)▪a black-tie dinner
▪ silk▪ club, regimental, school (all esp. BrE)VERB + TIE▪ wear▪ knot, tie▪ loosen▪ adjust, straightenTIE + NOUN▪ pin (usually tiepin), tack (AmE)PHRASES▪ collar and tie, jacket and tie, shirt and tie, suit and tie2 (usually ties) sth that connects you with sb/sthADJECTIVE▪ close, strong▪ loose, weak▪ direct, indirect▪ blood, family▪ emotional▪ personal▪ business, commercial, economic, financial▪ cultural, diplomatic, historical, political, social, traditionalVERB + TIE▪ have▪We have close economic ties with other countries in the region.
▪ develop, establish, forge▪ maintain▪ cement, strengthen▪ break, cut, sever▪He cut all ties with the Church.
▪ loosen, weakenPREPOSITION▪ tie between▪There is a strong tie between her and her daughters.
▪ tie of▪ties of kinship
▪ tie to, tie with▪to establish diplomatic ties with China
3 in a game/competitionVERB + TIE▪ end in, result in▪The match ended in a tie.
TIE + NOUN▪ break (usually tiebreak) (BrE), breaker (usually tiebreaker) (AmE)▪ game (AmE)PREPOSITION▪ tie between▪a tie between Egypt and France
▪ tie for▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}There was a tie for first place.
verb1 attach/fasten sb/sth with string/ropeADVERB▪ firmly, securely, tightly▪Did you tie the balloons on tightly?
▪ loosely▪He wore plimsolls, loosely tied with bits of string.
▪ carefully▪ neatly▪Tie the cords neatly.
▪ back, on, together, upPREPOSITION▪ around, round (esp. BrE)▪He tied his bathrobe firmly around him.
▪ in(to)▪Her hair was tied into a loose ponytail.
▪ onto▪I tied the bundle onto the end of the string.
▪ to▪She tied the rope securely to a tree.
▪ with▪Katie tied her hair back with a ribbon.
2 connect sb/sth with sb/sth elseADVERB▪ closely, intimately▪Their company's future is closely tied to our own.
▪ directly▪ firmly▪ inextricably▪ in, together, up▪Production and consumption are inextricably tied together.
PREPOSITION▪ to▪You can't stay tied to her forever.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.