tie

Pronunciation: /taɪ/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
  2. noun a social or business relationship
  3. noun equality of score in a contest

Etymology

From Middle English teye (“cord, chain”), from Old English tēag, tēah (“cord, chain”), from Proto-West Germanic *taugu, from Proto-Germanic *taugō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Compare Danish tov, Icelandic taug.

In classic literature

Synonyms

necktie

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
neckwear
Narrower (hyponyms)
old school tie, bow tie, windsor tie, four-in-hand, string tie, bolo tie

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