n. 13. The binding down of the skin over the backs of fat cattle by connective-tissue fibers which pass through the thick fatty layer from the subcutaneous tissue.n. In mining, a support in tension for the roof or hanging-wall of a mine. It is usually attached to the braced structure of a rib.To attach or make fast by a band, ribbon, cord, or the like drawn together and knotted; bind.To fasten by looping or knotting: as, to tie a ribbon on one's arm; hence, to fasten as if tied.To fasten by tightening and knotting the strings of: as, to tie a shoe or a bonnet.To form by looping and interlacing; knit: as, to tie a knot.To bind or unite securely; specifically, to unite in marriage (colloq. in this use).To bind, restrict, limit, or confine: hold or restrain, as by authority or moral influence.In building, to bind together two bodies by means of a piece of timber or metal. See tie, n., 5.In music, to unite or bind, as notes, by a tie. See tie, n., 8.To supply with ties or sleepers, as the road-bed of a railway.To make the same score as; equal in a score or contest: as, A tied B at checkers.In surgery, to secure (a vein or an artery) with a ligature, so as to prevent loss of blood in case the vessel has been ruptured or severed, or to check the flow of blood through it in some special circumstances; ligate.To restrain; confine; hinder from action.To wrap up; protect with wrappings.To confine; restrain; hamper in or hinder from motion or action.To place or invest in such a way as to render unavailable: as, to have one's money tied up in real estate.To give, devise, or bequeath in such a way and under such conditions as to prevent sale, or alienation from the person or purpose intended: as, to tic up an estate.To make a tie with another or others in some contest; score the same number of points, runs, or the like.n. A band; rope; chain; a cord or other flexible thing used to fasten or bind, especially by knotting or looping; a fastening: as, cotton-ties (for binding bales of cotton); specifically, the ribbon or similar fastening used for the queue or pigtail, whether of the wig or of the natural hair.n. A cravat, usually a simple one knotted in front; a necktie.n. A knot composed of one or two loops of cord, ribbon, or the like; a looped ornamental knot; a bow.n. Something which binds or unites, in a figurative sense; a bond; an obligation, moral or legal: as, the ties of blood or of friendship.n. In construction, any rod or beam serving to counteract a pulling or tensile strain, to hold the parts together, to equalize opposing thrusts, or to transfer strains from one part of a structure to another.n. On railroads, one of a series of beams, commonly of wood, laid on a permanent way and bedded in the ballast, on which are laid the rails to form the track. These ties are sometimes made of iron or stone, and in a variety of forms. Also called sleeper or cross-sleeper.n. Nautical: That part of the topsail- or topgallant-halyards which is fast to the yard and passes through a sheave-hole in the mast or through a tie-block at the masthead.n. A mooring-bridle.n. In musical notation, a curve above or below two notes on the same degree which are to be performed continuously, as if but one; a bind or ligature. The following are examples:n. A state of equality among competing or opposed parties, as when two candidates receive an equal number of votes, rival marksmen score a like number of points, or two or more racers reach the winning-post at the same time, so that neither party can be declared victorious; a contest in which two or more competitors are equally successful.n. A weavers' pattern.n. Same as lace, 2.n. plural Low shoes fastened with lacings.n. A tick (of a bed).n. A feather-bed.
