TIE

Tie

To draw or tie is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as association football and Australian rules football. In cricket, a draw and a tie are two different things.

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tie

Noun

  1. A knot; a fastening.
  2. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
  3. A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
  4. The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
    It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score.
  5. A piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
  6. A strong connection between people or groups of people; a bond.
    the sacred ties of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance
  7. A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
    Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes.
  8. A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
  9. The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different to a draw).
  10. A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
    The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957.
  11. 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 (not to be confused with a slur).
  12. One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
  13. A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
  14. connection between two vertices.

Verb

  1. To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
    Tie this rope in a knot for me, please.
    Tie the rope to this tree.
  2. To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
    Tie a knot in this rope for me, please.
  3. To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
    Tie him to the tree.
  4. To secure (something) by string or the like.
    Tie your shoes.
  5. To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
    They tied for third place.
    They tied the game.
  6. To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
    He tied me for third place.
  7. To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.


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