[{"word":"ties","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A knot; a fastening.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.","synonyms":["necktie"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.","synonyms":["draw"],"antonyms":[],"example":"It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score."},{"definition":"A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A strong connection between people or groups of people.","synonyms":["bond"],"antonyms":[],"example":"the sacred ties of friendship or of duty"},{"definition":"A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes."},{"definition":"A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.","synonyms":["sleeper"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957."},{"definition":"A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A connection between two vertices.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A tiewig.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["bond","draw","necktie","sleeper"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Tie the rope to this tree."},{"definition":"To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Tie a knot in this rope for me, please."},{"definition":"To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Tie him to the tree."},{"definition":"To secure (something) by string or the like.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Tie your shoes."},{"definition":"To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"They tied for third place."},{"definition":"To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He tied me for third place."},{"definition":"To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To believe; to credit.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In the Perl programming language, to extend (a variable) so that standard operations performed upon it invoke custom functionality instead.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["bind","fasten","link"],"antonyms":["unfasten","untie"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tie","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ties"]}]