tie
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- noun
- /taɪ/
- I'm in a white shirt, a striped tie, a blue suit.
- wear a tie
- suit and tie
- shirt and tie
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Watch on YouTubeThis woman said, oh, you know, jumper, tie, hat, shoes.
- This woman said, oh, you know, jumper, tie, hat, shoes.
- She was picking out a tie for her husband.
- I'm in a white shirt, a striped tie, a blue suit.
- This lawyer could really use a new suit and tie and shirt and underwear.
- This is not a long tie, which is what I actually need.
- Next one I got is Black Tie, another boy candle.
Examples
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Nice tie.
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She was picking out a tie for her husband.
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And then he said, you know, I just hate the tie I was wearing.
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You do know where a tie goes, right?
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I bought you a new tie.
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How come you got the better tie?
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So I thought wearing a yellow tie cheers people up.
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Although he rarely wears suits, Jones does wear a tie to work every day.
Academic text (2001) -
That blue floral tie.
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He wore a crisp white shirt and a tie for the business meeting.
Synonyms
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A small necktie tied in a bow, worn for formal events
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A long narrow piece of cloth you wear under a shirt collar and tie at the front
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A wide necktie with square ends often fastened with a decorative pin
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A thin cord worn around the neck and held by a decorative clasp as a necktie
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A very narrow necktie made of string or ribbon and tied in a bow
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A narrow necktie popular in the late 1950s and 1960s
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Clothes worn around the neck like ties and scarves
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A narrow cloth worn at the neck to show which school someone went to and social connections
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A wide necktie often tied in a large knot for formal occasions
Idioms
- Informal
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To become very confused and anxious because you worry too much
Compounds
- Formal
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A formal evening dress code for men that requires a black jacket and bow tie
- Specialized
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A small piece of skin under the tongue is too short from birth and stops the tongue moving well
- Specialized
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A heavy wooden or concrete beam laid across railway tracks to hold rails in place
- Formal
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A very formal men's evening dress code requiring a white bow tie and tailcoat
- Formal
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A very formal evening outfit for men with a white bow tie, white waistcoat, black tailcoat, and matching trousers
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A narrow cloth worn at the neck to show which school someone went to and social connections
- Specialized
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A rod that connects the steering parts to the front wheels so they turn together
- Specialized
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A long horizontal piece that stops two roof sides or walls spreading apart
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tie for the neck is simply the cloth you 'tie' around your neck, so the name comes from the act of tying a long piece of cloth to dress formally.