Phrase Hound found 100 phrases and 184 compound words that contain tie. The most common are listed below. Open tie in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 100
- tie upTo secure with rope, string, etc.
- suit and tieFormal business apparel, consisting of a business suit worn with a dress shirt, tie, and formal shoes for men, conservative dress or pant suit with pumps for women.
- tie the knotTo marry, wed, get married.
- ride and tieTo take turns with another in labour and rest.
- cable tieA type of fastener, especially for binding several electronic cables or wires together.
- hair tieA circular piece of elastic used to hold hair in place.
- railroad tieA heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.
- tie clipA clip used to fasten the front and back parts of a tie.
- bow tieAlternative spelling of bowtie: A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
- white tieThe most formal kind of eveningwear for men, consisting of an evening tailcoat, trousers with strips of braid down the side seams, white stiff-fronted shirt, white bow tie and waistcoat with or without sash.
- zip tieSynonym of cable tie: A type of fastener, especially for binding several electronic cables or wires together.
- black tieA black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket.
- school tieA necktie designated as (part of a) school uniform
- twist tieA metal wire that is encased in a thin strip of paper or plastic and is used to tie the openings of bags, such as garbage bags or bread bags.
- tie downTo constrain, or to confine within set limits.
- tie down strapA rope, strap, chain, or line used to secure and hold down a load, cargo, equipment during transport.
- tie-a-leafduckanoo
- tie-dyeTo tie strings around (fabric or clothing) and then dye it, in such a manner that the tied parts do not get colored.
- tie backTo tie or fasten behind.
- tie-dyingpresent participle and gerund of tie-dye
- two-legged tieA competition between two teams which comprises two matches or “legs”, with each team as the home team in one leg. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum of the scores of the two legs.
- ascot tieA type of cravat or necktie with a narrow neckband and wide wings laid one across the other.
- tie-breakerAlternative spelling of tiebreaker: Something that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation.
- cross-tieA sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.
- tie barAlternative form of tiebar: A flat bar used as a tie in construction work.
Compound words 184
- tierOne who ties (knots, etc.).
- tyingAction of the verb to tie; ligature.
- untieTo loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
- bowtieA man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
- tiebreakerSomething that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation.
- tiebackA loop of cloth, cord, etc., which is placed around a curtain to hold it open to one side.
- tiebreakA tiebreaker, a game or an extension to a game played to resolve a tied score.
- tiepinA tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt.
- intertieIn any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one another.
- tiebeamA beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall.