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TEYE/taɪ/

A tie is cloth worn at the neck with a shirt: a silk tie, wear a tie, a tie pin. Also a verb: tie your laces. Draw is a cousin when a match has the same score (a tie). Tight is the adjective. Do not write tie when you mean tight, or tyre.

Meaning

A long piece of cloth worn around the neck with a shirt.

Examples

• “He packed a dark tie for the job interview.”
• “Office dress is a shirt and tie on meeting days.”
• “Tie the label onto your suitcase before you check in.”

Good to know

wear a tie / tie your laces. Score cousin: a tie (draw). Mix-up: tight, tyre.

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