tietieties2noun1a long thin piece of cloth that you wear round your neck with a shirt2when two teams or players have the same number of points at the end of a game or competition: The match ended in a tie.3ties (plural) a connection between people or organizations: Our school has ties with a school in France.tietietiestiedtying1verb (ties, tying, tied/, has tied)1to fasten or fix something using rope, string, etc.: I tied my hair back with a ribbon. I tied a scarf round my neck. The prisoner was tied to a chair.2to end a game or competition with the same number of points for both teams or players: France tied with Spain for second place.tie somebody upto put a piece of rope around somebody so that they cannot move: The robbers tied up the owner of the shop.tie something upto put a piece of string or rope around something to hold it in place: I tied up the parcel with string. The dog was tied up in the garden.