clothes
1 (North American English also necktie) a long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck, especially by men, with a knot in fronta collar and tiea striped silk tie
for fastening
2 a piece of string or wire used for fastening or tying somethingties for closing plastic bags connection
3 [usually plural] a strong connection between people or organizationsfamily tiesthe ties of friendshipeconomic tiesThe firm has close ties with an American corporation.emotional tiesBoth sides agreed to strengthen political ties.Although he was raised as a Roman Catholic, he has cut his ties with the Church.
restriction
4 a thing that limits somebody's freedom of actionHe was still a young man and he did not want any ties.
in game/competition
5 a situation in a game or competition when two or more players have the same scoreThe match ended in a tie. compare draw noun (2)6 (British English) a sports match, especially a football ( soccer ) match, that is part of a larger competitionthe first leg of the Cup tie between Leeds and Roma
music
7 a curved line written over two notes of the same pitch (= how high or low a note is) to show that they are to be played or sung as one note
on railway
8 (North American English) (British English sleeper) one of the heavy pieces of wood or concrete on which the rails on a railway/railroad track are laid