tie
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Is tie a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of tie?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.Examples: "Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes."
2. (rail transport, US) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.Synonyms: sleeperUS
3. (cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
4. (sports, US) An equalizer, a run, goal, point, etc which causes participants in a competition to be placed equally or have the same score(s).Examples: "I thought José was still a point down. I thought he needed another takedown to tie and pull ahead, so I ordered José to let his man up. I looked up too late, realizing that José already scored a tie. By that point, the New Jersey champion got his ..."; "[…] game in the championships shouldering a vast disadvantage and was in due course defeated by Egyetértés, one of the newcomers in the first league. Eger, the other novice in the championships, also took off successfully scoring a tie with the Ruha ETO."US
5. (sports, British) A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.Examples: "The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957."British
6. (music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.Examples: "Tie this rope in a knot for me, please."; "Tie the rope to this tree."transitive
2. (transitive) To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.Examples: "Tie a knot in this rope for me, please."transitive
3. (transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.Examples: "Tie him to the tree."; "In bond of virtuous love together tied."transitive
4. (transitive, sometimes figurative) To secure (something) by string or the like.Examples: "Tie your shoes."; "Not tied to rules of policy, you find / Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind."figurativelysometimestransitive
5. (ambitransitive) To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.Examples: "They tied for third place."; "They tied the game."ambitransitive
6. (US, transitive) To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.Examples: "He tied me for third place."UStransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary