Definition of tye Tye
/tajˈ/ - [tay] - tye
We found 12 definitions of tye from 7 different sources.
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What does tye mean?
Wiktionary 
- tye (Noun)
A knot. - tye (Noun)
A patch of common land , often a village green .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tye (n.)
A knot; a tie. - tye (n.)
A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered. - tye (n.)
A trough for washing ores. - tye (v. t.)
See Tie, the proper orthography.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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tye
ISO 639-6 entity
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tye
tī, v.t. to wash ore in a tye.—n. a narrow buddle or inclined hutch for washing ore. [Prob. A.S. thweán, to wash.] -
tye
tī, n. an old form of tie: a runner of thick rope or chain, which forms part of the purchase used for hoisting the topsail and top-gallant yards.—ns. Tye′-block, the block on the yard through which the tye is rove, and passes on to be secured at the masthead; Ty′ing, the act of fastening, a fastening
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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tye
itague, a sort of runner or thick rope, used to transmit the effort of a tackle to any yard or gaff, which extends the upper part of a sail.The tye is either passed through a block fixed to the mast-head, and afterwards through another block moveable upon the yard or gaff intended to be hoisted; or the end of it is simply fastened to the said yard or gaff, after communicating with the block at the mast-head. See also the article JEARS.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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tye
A runner of thick rope or chain, which forms part of the purchase used for hoisting the top-sail and top-gallant yards.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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tye
A neckcloth.
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