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[tie in]  {v.}

To connect with something else; make a connection for. — Often used with "with".

The teacher tied in what she said with last week's lesson.

* /The English teacher sometimes gives compositions that tie in with things we are studying  […]

[tie-in]  {n.}

A connection; a point of meeting.

[tie in knots]  {v. phr.}

To make (someone) very nervous or worried.

The thought of having her tooth pulled tied Joan in knots.

* /The little boy's experience with the kidnapper tied him in knots and it was hard for him to sleep well for a long  […]

[tie into]

See: [LACE INTO].

[tie one's hands]  {v. phr.}

To make (a person) unable to do anything. — Usually used in the passive.

Since Mary would not tell her mother what was bothering her, her mother's hands were tied.

* /Charles wanted to help John get elected president of  […]

[tie the knot]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

To get married; also to perform a wedding ceremony.

Diane and Bill tied the knot yesterday.

[tie up]  {v. phr.}

1. To show or stop the movement or action of; hinder; tangle.

The crash of the two trucks tied up all traffic in the center of town.

The strike tied up the factory.

2. To take all the time of.

* /The meeting will tie the  […]

[tie-up]  {n.}

A congestion; a stoppage of the normal flow of traffic, business or correspondence.

There was a two-hour traffic tie-up on the highway.

[tight]

See: [SIT TIGHT].

[tight end]  {n.}

An end in football who plays close to the tackle in the line.

The tight end is used to catch passes but most often to block.

Contrast: [SPLIT END].