tied

Verb

• Past tense and past participle of 'tie', meaning fastened or made equal.
• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
  • "They tied their victim to the chair"
• finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
• limit or restrict to
  • "I am tied to UNIX"
  • "These big jets are tied to large airports"
• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
• form a knot or bow in
• create social or emotional ties
• perform a marriage ceremony
• make by tying pieces together
  • "The fishermen tied their flies"
• unite musical notes by a tie
• simple past and past participle of tie

Adjective Satellite

• bound or secured closely
  • "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"
• bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection
  • "people tied by blood or marriage"
• of the score in a contest
  • "the score is tied"

Adjective

• fastened with strings or cords
  • "a neatly tied bundle"
• closed with a lace

Adj

• Closely associated or connected.
• Restricted.
• Conditional on other agreements being upheld.
• Of a public house, bar, etc., obliged to sell beer from only one brewery, or alcoholic drinks from one pubco.
• That resulted in a tie.
• Provided for use by an employer for as long as one is employed, often with restrictions on the conditions of use.
• Having walls that are connected in a few places by a single stone overlapping from one wall to another.
• A cover having a stamp where the postmark cancellation overlaps the stamp.

Examples

• As a couple, they are strongly tied to one another.
• The scores were TIED, making the final Words With Friends play incredibly tense.

Synonyms

attach, bind, bond, connect, draw, even, fastened, laced, level, link, link up, marry, splice, tie, trussed, wed

Antonyms

disconnect, unlaced, untie, untied

Anagrams of tied