tie

noun

1.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
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2.
a social or business relationship
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3.
equality of score in a contest
4.
a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
5.
a fastener that serves to join or connect
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6.
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
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7.
(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
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8.
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
9.
a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
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