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Meanings of tie in English

Portuguese
dormente
Wikidata

One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track.

        dormente
        Portuguese
        afiliação
        Catalan
        afiliació

        A social or business relationship.

              afiliação
              Portuguese
              ligação
              Catalan
              enllaç
              Spanish
              nudo

              A fastener that serves to join or connect.

                    ligação
                    Russian
                    ничья
                    Portuguese
                    empate
                    Catalan
                    empat
                    Spanish
                    empate

                    The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided.

                          ничья
                          Usage of tie in English
                          1
                          Union officials said the motion would tie their hands in future negotiations.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          The government plans to tie them to specific capital projects, she said.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          Obama's budget solution would be to tie those loans to market rates.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          The French company is often mentioned as a potential Fiat tie-up partner.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          SPCA chief scientific officer Arnja Dale said banning rope-and-tie events was necessary.
                          Radio NZ
                          6
                          I think it's an interesting and good way to open the tie.
                          The South African
                          7
                          Bush used the term to tie together Iraq, Iran and North Korea.
                          The Guardian
                          8
                          With four people to vote, there might, of course, be a tie.
                          Earth Abides
                          9
                          The Aetna-Humana tie-up would be the largest such deal among health insurers.
                          Reuters
                          10
                          Rio said on May 15 it remained committed to the China tie-up.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          Many things need to go right for a Vodafone-Liberty tie-up to happen.
                          Reuters
                          12
                          Times change, though, and this two-leg tie has a very different context.
                          The Guardian
                          13
                          A year ago, they scraped past Shakhter Karagandy in a qualifying tie.
                          The Guardian
                          14
                          But the all-share, no premium tie-up doesn't look great for Power investors.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          Reading the tie-breaker rules or applying said rules may not be adequate.
                          The South African
                          16
                          The tie against Tromso is hardly the main event of the week.
                          The Guardian
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                          Translations for tie
                          Russian
                          ничья
                          Tie through the time
                          Tie across language varieties
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Canada
                          Common
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