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Tie \Tie\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tied}(Obs. {Tight}); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Tying}.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[imac]gan,
ti['e]gan, fr. te['a]g, te['a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug,
and AS. te['o]n to draw, to pull. See {Tug}, v. t., and cf.
{Tow} to drag.]
1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. "Tie the
kine to the cart." --1 Sam. vi. 7.
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My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake
not the law of thy mother: bind them continually
upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
--Prov. vi.
20,21.
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2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord;
also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord
to a tree; to knit; to knot. "We do not tie this knot with
an intention to puzzle the argument." --Bp. Burnet.
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3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
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In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax.
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4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as
by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to
confine.
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Not tied to rules of policy, you find
Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. --Dryden.
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5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved
line, or slur, drawn over or under them.
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6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even
with.
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{To ride and tie}. See under {Ride}.

{To tie down}.
(a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising.
(b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action.

{To tie up}, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion
or action.
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Tight \Tight\, v. t.
To tighten. [Obs.]
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Tight \Tight\ (t[imac]t), obs.
p. p. of {Tie}. --Spenser.
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Tight \Tight\, a. [Compar. {Tighter} (t[imac]t"[~e]r); superl.
{Tightest}.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin;
cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t[aum]t: akin to
D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive,
or to thick. Cf. {Taut}.]
1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as,
tight cloth; a tight knot.
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2. Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other
fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight
room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of
a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.
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3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat
or other garment.
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4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
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Clad very plain, but clean and tight. --Evelyn.
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I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
--Gay.
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5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his
dealings. [Colloq.]
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6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to
a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
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7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] --Shak.
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8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]
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9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear;
-- said of money or the money market. Cf. {Easy}, 7.
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