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De - Pt| English Dictionary: tying | by the DICT Development Group |
| 4 results for tying | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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[c6]gan, ti[82]gan, fr. te[a0]g, te[a0]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS. te[a2]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. [bd]Tie the kine to the cart.[b8] --1 Sam. vi. 7. 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. 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. [bd]We do not tie this knot with an intention to puzzle the argument.[b8] --Bp. Burnet. 3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold. In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax. 4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine. Not tied to rules of policy, you find Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. --Dryden. 5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them. 6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with. {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. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Tying \Ty"ing\, p. pr. of {Tie}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Tying \Ty"ing\, n. (Mining) The act or process of washing ores in a buddle. | |
