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5th—away {BrE) to put things in the place where they belong, especially where they cannot be seen, so that a room appears tidy AJn&M;    .tidy sth—up to

arrange or deal with sth so that it is well or correctly finished    H J! : I tidied up the report before

handing it in.        MM3c0

■ noun {pi. -ies) {BrE) (especially in compounds S n'isl) a container for putting small objects in, in order to keep a place tidy : a desk tidy M

tie 0-w /tai/ verb, noun

m verb (ties, tying, tied, tied)

►                 FASTEN WITH STRING/ROPE  1 [VN, usually

+adv./prep.] to attach or hold two or more things together using string, rope, etc.; to fasten sb/sth with string, rope, etc. (  ) M, &, #f, M, Jfc:

She tied the newspapers in a bundle.

0                  He had to tie her hands together. ftfeMffMfEMfHj^M

o       0 They tied him to a chair with cable. ftfefllffl Efe^&ffiilfe£lP& — fEftM-to 0 Shall I tie the package or tape it?   o I tie back my

hair when I’m cooking.       2 [VN

+adv./prep.] to fasten sth to or around sth else ^      ^

A--±; M'M', Mtfr;        She tied a label on to the

suitcase. MfESIrM^AAfiXo 3 [VN] to make a knot in a piece of string, rope, etc. (      M± ) fTln, MfU:

to tie a ribbon % o Can you help me tie my tie? #; o Tie up your shoelaces!

£F! 0 1 tied a knot in the rope. ^cA^SMXtTTM^n0 4 [V, usually +adv./prep.\ to be closed or fastened with a knot, etc.      ^±: The skirt ties at the waist.

►                 CONNECT/UNK        5 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb/sth

(to sth/sb) to connect or link sb/sth closely with sb/sth else        ^Pay increases are tied to

inflation.   0 The house is

tied to the job, so we’ll have to move when I retire. ji£4r

mzmfrfamnmm^o

►                 RESTRICT PA® 6 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb (to sth/to doing

sth) to restrict sb and make them unable to do every­thing they want to MA#;    Pi®: to be tied by a

contract 38 "o' M 69 £4 ife 0 I want to work but I’m tied to the house with the baby. fici®Xf£,

Mo 0 I don’t want to be tied to coming home at a particular time. <>

►                 IN GAME/COMPETITION tfeH; fL'U 7 (of two teams, etc.

WMPA^f) to have the same number of points fj M M; f# jf jf [s] HTTl draw :    [V] England tied 2-2 with

Germany in the first round.

13 PA IA 2:2 tT M M <, 0 They tied for second place.

o [VN] The scores are tied at 3-3. \fcfr f] 3:3 Mo 0 Last night’s vote was tied.

#W.

►                 MUSIC f^'8 [VN] to join notes with a tie

(tftt)

— see also tongue-tied

imai tie sb/yourself (up) in knots to become or make sb very conffrsed ( f£ )   ,tie one 'on

{old-fashioned, NAmE, slang) to get very drunk n|§  ; «§

.tie the knot {informal) to get married £n$ff;

— more at apron, hand n. Uil;IM .tie sb 'down (to sth/to doing sth) to restrict sb’s freedom, for example by making them accept particular conditions or by keeping them busy Pi®;  M®: Kids tie

you down, don’t they? & M Cl fE # E fi T nE ? o

1                  don’t want to tie myself down to coming back on a

particular date. ^Xi®Pg^ i B ASP —   .tie 'in

(with sth) to match or agree with sth R‘ • • • jf] @2; •% • • •

#: This evidence ties in closely with what we already know.        .tie 'in

(with sth) | .tie sth—'in (with sth) to link sth or be linked to sth; to happen, or arrange for sth to happen, at the same time as sth else ( {£ )

fs : The concert will tie in with the festival of dance taking place the same weekend, ef

o — related noun tie-in .tie sth—’off to put a knot in the end of sth; to close sth with string,

thread, etc. ) itP : to tie off a

rope AiSMMX fj£n o to tie off an artery .tie up | .tie sth—up 1 to attach a boat to a fixed object with a rope ( fj£j|&R )    W'M : We tied up

alongside the quay. f&fnftl ${3# .t:* 0 We tied

the boat up. fid  „ 2 to close sth with a

knot; to be closed or fastened with a knot % ^ ; jg M; fLSS: to tie up a garbage bag

.tie sb—'up 1 to tie sb’s arms and legs tightly so that they cannot move or escape       The gang

tied up a security guard.   iS£MS

Mo 2 [usually passive] to keep sb busy so that they have no time for other things &•••&&; {£ X tts ft #: I’m tied up in a meeting until 3.      3\ 3 X;

.tie sth—'up 1 to attach an animal to sth with a rope, chain, etc. (          ) &f±,

He left his dog tied up to a tree, fife    %E 7 M ± 0

►                 [usually passive] to connect or link sth to sth else JE••• i&k ■■ W : Her behaviour is tied up with her feelings of guilt.

— related noun tie-up 3 [often passive] to invest money so that it is not easily available for use i M( $r ) : Most of the capital is tied up in property. A nP# 4 to deal with all the remaining details of sth AsJA/ /hfi'A: We are hoping to tie up the deal by tomorrow.    AfliAiS;

J§ 0 o I went into the office for an hour to tie up any loose ends {= finish remaining small jobs). T

m noun

2                  CLOTHES Ai 1 {NAmE also neck-tie) a long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck, especially by men, with a knot in front : a collar and tie ^ #

o a striped silk tie     — picture o

page R20 — see also black tie, bow tie, old school tie(1), white tie

3                  FOR FASTENING jgtL 2 a piece of string or wire used for

fastening or tying sth    ^ JS ^ : ties for

closing plastic bags

4                  CONNECTION ^ ft 3 [usually pi ] a strong connection

between people or organizations ^ % ; A %.;     ^:

family ties 0 the ties of friendship       0

economic ties    0 The firm has close ties with an

American corporation.        —

Mo

5                  RESTRICTION |5]| ® 4 a thing that limits sb’s freedom of action MPi®; ME: He was still a young man and he did not want any ties. flfe£E¥3?> XliWfi

I*mm.

6                  IN GAME/COMPETITION fcfe ^5 a situation in a

game or competition when two or more players have the same score MM;       The match

ended in a tie. SM fcfeW lAMM^n^o —compare draw n.(2) 6 {BrE) a sports match, especially a football (soccer) match, that is part of a larger competition

(       ) $11 AH: the first leg of the Cup tie between

Leeds and Roma fmPAffl^SrPA*

mm

7                  MUSIC m 7 a curved line written over two notes of the same pitch (= how high or low a note is) to show that they are to be played or sung as one note Milf

— picture o music

8                  ON RAILWAY jAM 8 {NAmE) = SLEEPER(5)

tie-break /'taibreik/ (BrE) {NAmE tie-break-er) noun (in

tennis |«]$t) a period of extra play to decide who is the winner of a set when both players have won six games

tie-breaker /'taibreika(r)/ noun 1 {NAmE) = tiebreak 2 an extra question in a competition to decide who is the winner when two or more of those taking part have equal scores MfriAflMH; (

m)

tied /taid/ adj. [only before noun] {BrE) (of a house M) rented to sb on the condition that they work for the owner R     X/gr fi : a tied cottage on a farm AM

.tied 'house noun (BrE) a pub that is owned by a particular brewery (= a company that produces beer) and that sells only the beer which that brewery