What does tied mean?
Definitions for tied
tied
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Princeton's WordNet
trussed, tiedadjective
bound or secured closely
"the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken"
tiedadjective
bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection
"people tied by blood or marriage"
tied, fastenedadjective
fastened with strings or cords
"a neatly tied bundle"
laced, tiedadjective
closed with a lace
"snugly laced shoes"
tied(p), even, level(p)adjective
of the score in a contest
"the score is tied"
Wiktionary
tiedadjective
Connected.
As a couple, they are strongly tied to one another.
tiedadjective
That resulted in a tie.
ChatGPT
tied
Tied generally refers to being connected, bound or fastened together, particularly with a string, cord or rope. Additionally, it may imply being in an equal state or condition, such as a game or competition where two or more participants have the same score. It can also refer to a person's busy state, being preoccupied or committed to certain responsibilities, implying they are not free.
Webster Dictionary
Tied
of Tie
Suggested Resources
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tied' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3912
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tied' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2660
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Anagrams for tied »
tide
diet
edit
dite
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tied in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tied in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of tied in a Sentence
To me, my menopause is tied into the grief over my husband, … I felt like somebody just peeled my skin off. Like this process of grieving and heartbreak and betrayal, it stripped me of my Paulina skin, the one that I used to know, the one that used to protect me. I don’t have anything that protects me anymore.
Republicans are going to have to ask themselves the question: 'Do we want a candidate who could be tied up in court for two years?' That'd be a big problem, it'd be a very precarious one for Republicans because he'd be running and the courts may take a long time to make a decision. You don't want to be running and have that kind of thing over your head.
People want to see stability in that market and every time they think there’s maybe some stability, it seems to leg down, for equity owners and some of the high-yield owners that are tied to energy, it is a little unnerving that it can’t really seem to find a stabilized floor.
The President and I believe that it should be tied to the Harvey funding.
There's a sense the company is no longer tied to the history and the region.
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- ربطArabic
- atadoSpanish
- terjalinIndonesian
- legatoItalian
- amarradoPortuguese
- கட்டிTamil
- bị tróiVietnamese
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