I.
noun
1 worn around the neck with a shirt
ADJECTIVE
▪ undone
▪
His ~ was undone.
▪ loose
▪ askew
▪
His ~ was askew and his hair uncombed.
▪ loud
▪ bow , kipper ( BrE ), neck (usually necktie ) ( AmE )
▪ bolo ( AmE ), bootlace ( BrE )
▪ black , white (= a black/white bow tie as part of formal dress)
▪
a black-tie dinner
▪ silk
▪ club , regimental , school (all esp. BrE )
VERB + TIE
▪ wear
▪ knot , tie
▪ loosen
▪ adjust , straighten
TIE + NOUN
▪ pin (usually tiepin ) , tack ( AmE )
PHRASES
▪ collar and ~ , jacket and ~ , shirt and ~ , suit and ~
2 ( usually ties ) sth that connects you with sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ close , strong
▪ loose , weak
▪ direct , indirect
▪ blood , family
▪ emotional
▪ personal
▪ business , commercial , economic , financial
▪ cultural , diplomatic , historical , political , social , traditional
VERB + TIE
▪ have
▪
We have close economic ~s with other countries in the region.
▪ develop , establish , forge
▪ maintain
▪ cement , strengthen
▪ break , cut , sever
▪
He cut all ~s with the Church.
▪ loosen , weaken
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ between
▪
There is a strong ~ between her and her daughters.
▪ ~ of
▪
~s of kinship
▪ ~ to , ~ with
▪
to establish diplomatic ~s with China
3 in a game/competition
VERB + TIE
▪ end in , result in
▪
The match ended in a ~.
TIE + NOUN
▪ break (usually tiebreak ) ( BrE ), breaker (usually tiebreaker ) ( AmE )
▪ game ( AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ between
▪
a ~ between Egypt and France
▪ ~ for
▪
There was a ~ for first place.
II.
verb
1 attach/fasten sb/sth with string/rope
ADVERB
▪ firmly , securely , tightly
▪
Did you ~ the balloons on tightly?
▪ loosely
▪
He wore plimsolls, loosely ~d with bits of string.
▪ carefully
▪ neatly
▪
Tie the cords neatly.
▪ back , on , together , up
PREPOSITION
▪ around , round ( esp. BrE )
▪
He ~d his bathrobe firmly around him.
▪ in(to)
▪
Her hair was ~d into a loose ponytail.
▪ onto
▪
I ~d the bundle onto the end of the string.
▪ to
▪
She ~d the rope securely to a tree.
▪ with
▪
Katie ~d her hair back with a ribbon.
2 connect sb/sth with sb/sth else
ADVERB
▪ closely , intimately
▪
Their company's future is closely ~d to our own.
▪ directly
▪ firmly
▪ inextricably
▪ in , together , up
▪
Production and consumption are inextricably ~d together.
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪
You can't stay ~d to her forever.
Tie is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ balloon , ↑ bandage , ↑ bow , ↑ currency , ↑ end , ↑ game , ↑ horse , ↑ knot , ↑ match , ↑ noose , ↑ record , ↑ ribbon , ↑ scarf , ↑ score , ↑ shawl , ↑ shoe , ↑ shoelace , ↑ string , ↑ tie , ↑ umbilical cord , ↑ wrist