Synonyms for tie

noun

• a social or business relationship
• a fastener that serves to join or connect
• one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
• a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
• the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
• neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
• a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
• equality of score in a contest
• (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value

verb

• finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
• create social or emotional ties
• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
• perform a marriage ceremony
• form a knot or bow in
• limit or restrict to
• make by tying pieces together
• unite musical notes by a tie