tie
n. countablen. a long piece of cloth that you wear around your neck under a shirt collar. It is usually worn for work or formal events.
n. a long, narrow strip of fabric worn around the neck and knotted at the throat, typically as part of formal or professional attire. In sports or games, it also refers to a result where two or more competitors have the same score.
He wears a blue tie to every job interview.
The match ended in a tie, so the two teams had to play for ten more minutes to find a winner.
While the dress code has become increasingly casual in modern offices, wearing a tie remains a standard requirement for legal professionals appearing in court.
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.
From Middle English teien, teiȝen, from Old English tīġan, tīeġan, from Proto-West Germanic taugijan, from Proto-Germanic taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to tug, draw”). Cognate with Icelandic teygja.
In its clothing sense, it is a countable noun; in sports contexts, it can be used as a countable noun or as part of the phrase 'to tie' (verb).