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| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastening |
| Synonyms: | attachment, band, bandage, bond, brace, connection, cord, fastener, fetter, gag, joint, knot, ligature, link, network, nexus, outfit, rope, strap, string, tackle, yoke, hookup, ligament, tie-in, tie-up, zipper |
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | connect, interlace |
| Synonyms: | anchor, attach, band, bind, cinch, clinch, do up, fasten, gird, join, knot, lash, link, marry, moor, rope, secure, splice, tether, tie up, tighten, truss, unite, wed, make a bow, make a hitch, make a knot, make fast, rivet |
| Antonyms: | detach, disconnect, loose, loosen, unfasten, untie, unlace |
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deadlock |
| Synonyms: | dead heat*, draw, equivalence, level, photo finish*, push, stalemate, standoff, drawn battle, even game |
| Antonyms: | loss, win |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal |
| Synonyms: | balance, break even*, deadlock*, draw, match, meet, parallel, rival, touch, be even, be neck and neck, be on a par, even up, keep up with, measure up |
| Antonyms: | fail, go ahead, lose, succeed, surpass, fall behind |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | relationship |
| Synonyms: | affiliation, allegiance, association, bond, commitment, connection, duty, kinship, liaison, network, obligation, outfit, hookup, tie-in |
| Antonyms: | break, divorce |
| Main Entry: | tie/tie up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hamper, hinder |
| Synonyms: | bind, clog, confine, curb, delay, entrammel, fetter, hog-tie, hold, leash, limit, lock up, obstruct, restrain, restrict, shackle, stop, tie one's hands, trammel |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, encourage, free, help |
| Main Entry: | alliance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friendly association, agreement |
| Synonyms: | accord, affiliation, affinity, betrothal, bond, coalition, coherence, collaboration, collusion, combination, communion, compact, concord, concurrence, confederacy, congruity, conjunction, connection, consanguinity, cooperation, engagement, entente, federation, friendship, kinship, league, marriage, matrimony, membership, pact, participation, partnership, relation, support, tie, treaty, union, confederation, fraternization, interrelation, mutuality |
| Antonyms: | antagonism, discord, divorce, estrangement, hostility, rebellion, separation, war, disunion |
| Main Entry: | anchor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold, be held securely |
| Synonyms: | attach, berth, catch, dock, drop, fasten, fix, moor, plant, secure, stay, tie, tie up, imbed, make port |
| Antonyms: | detach, loosen, unfasten, let go |
| Main Entry: | association |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental connection |
| Synonyms: | bond, combination, connotation, correlation, identification, impression, juxtaposition, linking, mixture, recollection, relation, remembrance, tie, union, concomitance, concordance, joining, linkage, lumping together, mixing, pairing, train of thought |
| Antonyms: | division, separation, disassociation |
| Main Entry: | attach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join, fasten |
| Synonyms: | add, adhere, affix, annex, append, bind, connect, couple, fix, link, prefix, secure, stick, tie, unite, hitch on, hitch up, hook on, hook up, latch onto, make fast, rivet, slap on, tag on |
| Antonyms: | detach, disconnect, disjoin, remove, separate, sever, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | attachment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastening |
| Synonyms: | bond, clamp, connection, fastener, joint, junction, link, tie, adapter, connector, coupling |
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make equal; cause to have equilibrium |
| Synonyms: | accord, adjust, attune, cancel, collate, come out, compensate, correspond, counteract, counterbalance, equalize, equate, even, harmonize, level, match, neutralize, nullify, offset, oppose, parallel, poise, readjust, redeem, set, square, stabilize, steady, tie, weigh, come out even, make up for, pair off |
| Antonyms: | disproportion, unbalance, overbalance |
| Main Entry: | band |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which encircles |
| Synonyms: | bandage, belt, binding, bond, braid, cable, chain, circle, circuit, cord, fillet, harness, hoop, ligature, line, link, manacle, ribbon, ring, rope, sash, scarf, shackle, stay, strap, string, strip, tape, tie, truss, bandeau, copula, snood |
| Main Entry: | batten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten securely |
| Synonyms: | fix, nail down, secure, tie, tighten, board up, clamp down, cover up |
| Antonyms: | loosen, unfasten, unfix |
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, secure |
| Synonyms: | adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, hem, hitch, hobble, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, pin, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke, encase, enchain, enfetter, handcuff, hitch on, hook on, hook up, peg down, pin down, pinion, tack on |
| Antonyms: | free, loose, loosen, release, unfasten, untie, set free, unbind |
| Main Entry: | binding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cover; something which fastens |
| Synonyms: | adhesive, belt, fastener, jacket, tie, wrapper |
| Main Entry: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | binder or fastener |
| Synonyms: | band, binding, chain, connection, cord, fastening, fetter, ligature, link, manacle, network, nexus, rope, shackle, tie, wire, gunk, handcuff, hookup, irons, linkage, stickum, tie-in |
| Main Entry: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | association, relation |
| Synonyms: | affiliation, affinity, attachment, connection, friendship, liaison, link, marriage, network, obligation, relationship, restraint, tie, union, connective, hookup, interrelationship, tie-in |
| Main Entry: | brace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support |
| Synonyms: | bandage, bind, bolster, buttress, fasten, fortify, gird, hold up, prepare, prop, ready, reinforce, shove, steady, steel, strap, strengthen, support, tie, tighten, uphold |
| Antonyms: | loosen, unfasten, let go |
| Main Entry: | bridge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | structure or something that makes connection |
| Synonyms: | arch, bond, branch, catwalk, connection, extension, link, overpass, platform, pontoon, span, tie, transit, trestle, viaduct, wing, gangplank, scaffold |
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