Tie, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tied (Obs. Tight ); p. pr. & vb. n. Tying ]
 1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. “Tie the kine to the cart.”
    My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.   --Prov. vi. 20,21.
 2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord to a tree; to knit; to knot. “We do not tie this knot with an intention to puzzle the argument.”
 3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
    In bond of virtuous love together tied.   --Fairfax.
 4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine.
 Not tied to rules of policy, you find
 Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind.   --Dryden.
 5. Mus. To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them.
 6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with.
 To ride and tie. See under Ride.
 To tie down. (a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising. (b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action.
 To tie up, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion or action.