tie

tie n

OE.

  1. Attachment; bond; alliance; [fig.] promise; troth; plight; friendship.
  2. Connection; relationship; link; [fig.] stake; interest in common; reason for living.

tie [-d] v

OE 'bind'.

  1. Attach; fasten; secure.
  2. Put on.
  3. Hold by a rope; restrict to one place; [fig.] constrain; restrain; capture; hold by force.