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Collocations for tie - noun

1. worn around the neck with a shirt

ADJECTIVE

undone
His tie was undone.
loose
askew
His tie was askew and his hair uncombed.
loud
bow, kipper (BrE), neck (usually necktie)
bolo (AmE), bootlace (BrE)
black, white (= a black/white bow tie as part of formal dress)
a black-tie dinner
silk
club, regimental, school (all esp. BrE)

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VERB + tie

wear
knot, tie
loosen
adjust, straighten

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tie + NOUN

pin (usually tiepin), tack (AmE)

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PHRASES

collar and tie, jacket and tie, shirt and tie, suit and tie

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2. (usually ties) sth that connects you with sb/sth

ADJECTIVE

close, strong
loose, weak
direct, indirect
blood, family
emotional
personal
business, commercial, economic, financial
cultural, diplomatic, historical, political, social, traditional

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VERB + tie

have
We have close economic ties with other countries in the region.
develop, establish, forge
maintain
cement, strengthen
break, cut, sever
He cut all ties with the Church.
loosen, weaken

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PREPOSITION

tie between
There is a strong tie between her and her daughters.
tie of
ties of kinship
tie to, tie with
to establish diplomatic ties with China

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3. in a game/competition

VERB + tie

end in, result in
The match ended in a tie.

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tie + NOUN

break (usually tiebreak), breaker (usually tiebreaker)
game (AmE)

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PREPOSITION

tie between
a tie between Egypt and France
tie for
There was a tie for first place.

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Collocations for tie - verb

1. attach/fasten sb/sth with string/rope

ADVERB

firmly, securely, tightly
Did you tie the balloons on tightly?
loosely
He wore plimsolls, loosely tied with bits of string.
carefully
neatly
Tie the cords neatly.
back, on, together, up

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PREPOSITION

around, round (esp. BrE)
He tied his bathrobe firmly around him.
in(to)
Her hair was tied into a loose ponytail.
onto
I tied the bundle onto the end of the string.
to
She tied the rope securely to a tree.
with
Katie tied her hair back with a ribbon.

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2. connect sb/sth with sb/sth else

ADVERB

closely, intimately
Their company's future is closely tied to our own.
directly
firmly
inextricably
in, together, up
Production and consumption are inextricably tied together.

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PREPOSITION

to
You can't stay tied to her forever.

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Tie is used with these nouns as the object:
balloon, bandage, bow, currency, end, game, horse, knot, match, noose, record, ribbon, scarf, score, shawl, shoe, shoelace, string, tie, umbilical cord, wrist

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