Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tied"

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

Tie \Tie\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tied}(Obs. {Tight}); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Tying}.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[=i]gan, ti['e]gan,
fr. te['a]g, te['a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS.
te['o]n to draw, to pull. See {Tug}, v. t., and cf. {Tow} to
drag.]
1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. ``Tie the
kine to the cart.'' --1 Sam. vi. 7.

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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

tied
adj 1: bound or secured closely; "the guard was found trussed up
with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed
chicken" [syn: {trussed}]
2: bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as
by a bond of affection; "people tied by blood or marriage"
3: fastened with strings or cords; "a neatly tied bundle" [syn:
{fastened}] [ant: {untied}]
4: closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes" [syn: {laced}]
[ant: {unlaced}]
5: of the score in a contest; "the score is even" [syn: {tied(p)},
{even}]


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