Definition of tying

"tying" in the noun sense

1. tying, ligature

the act of tying or binding things together

"tying" in the verb sense

1. tie, bind

fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

"They tied their victim to the chair"

2. tie, draw

finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

"The teams drew a tie"

3. tie

limit or restrict to

"I am tied to UNIX"

"These big jets are tied to large airports"

4. connect, link, tie, link up

connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

"Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"

"Tie the ropes together"

"Link arms"

5. tie

form a knot or bow in

"tie a necktie"

6. bind, tie, attach, bond

create social or emotional ties

"The grandparents want to bond with the child"

7. marry, wed, tie, splice

perform a marriage ceremony

"The minister married us on Saturday"

"We were wed the following week"

"The couple got spliced on Hawaii"

8. tie

make by tying pieces together

"The fishermen tied their flies"

9. tie

unite musical notes by a tie

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Quotations for tying

It is good tying the sack before it be full. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

tying in Scrabble®

The word tying is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters tying:

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The 150 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In tying

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tying in Words With Friends™

The word tying is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters tying:

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Words within the letters of tying

2 letter words in tying (2 words)

3 letter words in tying (4 words)

4 letter words in tying (2 words)

5 letter words in tying (1 word)

tying + 1 blank (7 words)

Words containing the sequence tying

Words that start with tying (1 word)

Words with tying in them (3 words)

Word Growth involving tying

Shorter words in tying

in yin

Longer words containing tying

amnestying

dirtying bedirtying

emptying

hogtying

partying

pitying outpitying

pitying pityingly unpityingly

pitying selfpitying

pitying unpitying unpityingly

prettying

puttying

retying

safetying

tonguetying

untying