What does tied mean?

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tied

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. trussed, tiedadjective

    bound or secured closely

    "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken"

  2. tiedadjective

    bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection

    "people tied by blood or marriage"

  3. tied, fastenedadjective

    fastened with strings or cords

    "a neatly tied bundle"

  4. laced, tiedadjective

    closed with a lace

    "snugly laced shoes"

  5. tied(p), even, level(p)adjective

    of the score in a contest

    "the score is tied"

Wiktionary

  1. tiedadjective

    Connected.

    As a couple, they are strongly tied to one another.

  2. tiedadjective

    That resulted in a tie.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Tied

    of Tie

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'tied' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3912

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'tied' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2660

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Anagrams for tied »

  1. tide

  2. diet

  3. edit

  4. dite

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tied in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tied in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of tied in a Sentence

  1. The NEA:

    Some are intimately tied to NEA operations and others reflect policy positions delegates would like the organization and its state-level affiliates to take, nEA is committed to democratic processes and open debate.

  2. Lisa Pak:

    How can we not care about people in North Korea? everybody knows somebody who's tied to North Korea in terms of family and history. It's deep in the heart, especially of the older generation.

  3. James Mitchell:

    If it is a young person, their future could be so much better if they dont get tied up in that kind of ideology.

  4. Leah Shah:

    We have our hands tied as far as what we can and can't say or teach the public regarding [ mail-in ballot applications ].

  5. Damon Cecil:

    What we're seeing here is a surge of illegal drugs... because Border Patrol is tied up and they know manpower out here is limited.

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