Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of fastening with a string, rope, or chain; also, a fastening: as, the tyings were of blue silk.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- p. pr. of
tie . - noun (Mining) The act or process of washing ores in a buddle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Action of the verb totie ;ligature . - noun mining The act or process of
washing ores in abuddle . - verb Present participle of
tie .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of tying or binding things together
Etymologies
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Examples
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New readers might have a problem with this title tying in closely with the rest of the DCU
Countdown #50 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Liberty Times: Opposition Taiwan Solidarity Union Chairman Huang Kun-hui said the legislative decision to put the ECFA directly to a second reading amid tussles among lawmakers signified the legitimacy of the party's initiative to hold a national referendum on the trade pact, which he described as tying Taiwan closer to China.
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Faced with instant gratification expectations, has Obama reached too far in tying his presidency to his $3.6 trillion budget proposal?
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The difficulty lay in tying the two mysteries together in a believable way and in capturing in words and language the feel of the 1860s without being stiff or pretentious.
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Attention to detail in knot tying is the difference between heart break or trophy.
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Attention to detail in knot tying is the difference between heart break or trophy.
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I still have to figure out if fly tying is more economical than just buying flies.
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The step is designed to give markets greater assurance about sustained lower rates, but has been avoided by the Fed and other central banks as going too far in tying policymakers 'hands.
Bank of Japan Tries New Policies Megumi Fujikawa 2010
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I still have to figure out if fly tying is more economical than just buying flies.
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Attention to detail in knot tying is the difference between heart break or trophy.
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