What part of speech is tie?

Tie can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. tie is a verb, present, 1st person singular of tie (infinitive).
  • 2. tie is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. tie is a noun, singular of ties.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does tie mean?

Definitions

Verb
tie - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
tie - finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"
tie - form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
tie - limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"
tie - unite musical notes by a tie
tie - make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies"
tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
tie - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
tie - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"

Noun
tie - a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"
tie - (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
tie - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
tie - equality of score in a contest
tie - a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"
tie - neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"
tie - a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
tie - a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
tie - the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
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Examples of tie

#   Sentence  
1. noun He needed a tie for the packages.
2. noun The British call a railroad tie a sleeper.
3. noun He nailed the rafters together with a tie beam.
4. noun He wore a vest and tie.
5. noun Their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie.
6. noun Because of the trauma that his homosexual relation with Brian Epstein had left him, he made lyrics such as: "You can wear a collar and a tie, one thing you can't hide is when you're crippled inside" and gave declarations to the "Rolling Stone" magazine saying that "sometimes he wore Texan boots to feel more secure as a man".
7. noun Your tie blends well with your suit.
8. noun Your tie has come undone.
9. noun Mr Ito loosened his tie because he felt hot in his office.
10. noun It is unusual to see rock stars wearing a tie!
11. noun Hold still a moment while I fix your tie.
12. noun Do I need a tie?
13. noun Your tie is crooked.
14. noun The new tie goes with your jacket.
15. noun Maintaining that tie is important.
16. verb The teams drew a tie.
17. verb Tie a necktie.
18. verb Tie the ropes together.
19. verb Tie your shoelaces.
20. verb Before saying goodbye to their neighbors, the Smiths had to tie up some loose ends inside the house.
21. verb Could you tie it with a ribbon?
22. verb It is rumored that the firm is going to tie up with an American company.
23. verb That child could barely manage to tie his shoes.
24. verb This tie does not tie well.
25. verb Tie the apron.
26. verb When are you planning to tie the knot?
27. verb I can't tie a very good knot.
28. verb Tie the horse to that tree.
29. verb I used a ribbon to tie my hair into a ponytail.
30. verb He was kind enough to tie my shoelaces.
Sentence  
noun
He needed a tie for the packages.
The British call a railroad tie a sleeper.
He nailed the rafters together with a tie beam.
He wore a vest and tie.
Their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie.
Because of the trauma that his homosexual relation with Brian Epstein had left him, he made lyrics such as: "You can wear a collar and a tie, one thing you can't hide is when you're crippled inside" and gave declarations to the "Rolling Stone" magazine saying that "sometimes he wore Texan boots to feel more secure as a man".
Your tie blends well with your suit.
Your tie has come undone.
Mr Ito loosened his tie because he felt hot in his office.
It is unusual to see rock stars wearing a tie!
Hold still a moment while I fix your tie.
Do I need a tie?
Your tie is crooked.
The new tie goes with your jacket.
Maintaining that tie is important.
verb
The teams drew a tie.
Tie a necktie.
Tie the ropes together.
Tie your shoelaces.
Before saying goodbye to their neighbors, the Smiths had to tie up some loose ends inside the house.
Could you tie it with a ribbon?
It is rumored that the firm is going to tie up with an American company.
That child could barely manage to tie his shoes.
This tie does not tie well.
Tie the apron.
When are you planning to tie the knot?
I can't tie a very good knot.
Tie the horse to that tree.
I used a ribbon to tie my hair into a ponytail.
He was kind enough to tie my shoelaces.
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