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  • 61tie — 1. verb 1) they tied Max to a chair Syn: bind, tie up, tether, hitch, strap, truss, fetter, rope, chain, make fast, moor, lash, attach, fasten, fix, secure, join, connect …

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  • 62tie*/*/ — [taɪ] (present participle tying) verb I 1) [T] to fasten two ends of a piece of string, rope etc together with a knot, or to fasten things together with string, rope etc Sally bent down to tie her shoelaces.[/ex] They tied one end of the rope to… …

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  • 63tie in — UK US tie in Phrasal Verb with tie({{}}/taɪ/ verb (tying, tied, tied) ► [I or T] MARKETING to plan something so that it happens as part of another activity: tie in with sth »The product launch date was set to tie in with the movie release. tie… …

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  • 64tie — verb (ties, tying, tied) 1》 attach or fasten with string, cord, etc.     ↘form into a knot or bow.     ↘(tie someone up) restrict someone s movement by binding their arms or legs or binding them to something. 2》 (also tie someone down) restrict… …

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  • 65tie — {{11}}tie (n.) that with which anything is tied, O.E. teag, from P.Gmc. *taugo (Cf. O.N. taug tie, tygill string ), from PIE *deuk to pull, to lead (Cf. O.E. teon to draw, pull, drag; see DUKE (Cf. duke) (n.)). Figurative sense is recorded from… …

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  • 66tie — v 1. tie up, hogtie, truss, wrap or wrap up, li gate, bandage or bandage up; fasten, attach, join, connect, link, yoke, unite, wed, couple, hook together, splice; bind, secure, strap, moor, fix firmly, make fast; fitch, tether, stake, picket,… …

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  • 67tie up — phrasal verb Word forms tie up : present tense I/you/we/they tie up he/she/it ties up present participle tying up past tense tied up past participle tied up 1) [transitive] to tie the ends of something together Tie up your shoelaces before you… …

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  • 68tie sb in — UK US tie sb in Phrasal Verb with tie({{}}/taɪ/ verb (tying, tied, tied) ► FINANCE to make people agree to particular conditions when they borrow, invest, or buy a product, especially relating to the minimum period of time the agreement can last …

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  • 69tie — Synonyms and related words: Roman collar, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, accent, accent mark, accord, accouple, accumulate, addition, adherence, adhesion, adjunct, affairs, affiliate, affiliation, affinity, agent, agglomeration, agglutinate,… …

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  • 70tie — I. noun Etymology: Middle English teg, tye, from Old English tēag; akin to Old Norse taug rope, Old English tēon to pull more at tow Date: before 12th century 1. a. a line, ribbon, or cord used for fastening, uniting, or drawing something closed; …

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