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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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. 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. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.

In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax.

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. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved
line, or slur, drawn over or under them.

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

2. Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other
fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight
room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of
a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.

3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat
or other garment.

4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

Clad very plain, but clean and tight. --Evelyn.

I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
--Gay.

5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his
dealings. [Colloq.]

6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to
a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.

7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] --Shak.

8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]

9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear;
-- said of money or the money market. Cf. {Easy}, 7.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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