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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

tied
     adj 1: bound or secured closely; "the guard was found trussed up
            with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed
            chicken" [syn: trussed]
     2: bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as
        by a bond of affection; "people tied by blood or marriage"
     3: fastened with strings or cords; "a neatly tied bundle" [syn:
         fastened] [ant: untied]
     4: closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes" [syn: laced]
        [ant: unlaced]
     5: of the score in a contest; "the score is even" [syn: tied,
         even]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Tie \Tie\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tied(Obs. Tight); p. pr. &
   vb. n. Tying.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[=i]gan, ti['e]gan,
   fr. te['a]g, te['a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS.
   te['o]n to draw, to pull. See Tug, v. t., and cf. Tow to
   drag.]
   1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. ``Tie the
      kine to the cart.'' --1 Sam. vi. 7.

            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.'' --Bp. Burnet.

   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.