TIE (2)

tie (2). Tie, n. an obligation, bond, restraint, knot, rope

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Tie, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tied (?) (Obs. Tight (�)); p. pr. & vb. n. Tying (?).] [[OE. ti�en, 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. 1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. “Tie the kine to the cart.” 1 Sam. vi. 7.
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. 2. 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.
3. 3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
In bond of virtuous love together tied. Fairfax. 4. 4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine.
Not tied to rules of policy, you find Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. Dryden. 5. 5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them.
6. 6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with.
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.