Tie

Definition: Tie

Tie

Noun

1. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie".

2. A social or business relationship: "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England".

3. The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie".

4. A horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam".

5. A fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction".

6. Equality of score in a contest.

7. (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value.

8. One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper".

9. A cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages".

Verb

1. To fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair".

2. Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie".

3. Limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports".

4. Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?" "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms".

5. Form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie".

6. Create social or emotional ties.

7. Perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii".

8. Make by tying pieces together: "The fishermen tied their flies".

9. Unite musical notes by a tie.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "tie" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Metallurgy

Building

Building & Civil Engineering

Food & Agriculture

Geography

Industry

Mining

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TIE

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Tie

Clothing

Neckerchief, neckcloth; tie, ruff, collar, cravat, stock, handkerchief, scarf; bib, tucker; boa; cummerbund, rumal, rabat.

Connection

Fastener, fastening, tie; ligament, ligature; strap; tackle, rigging; standing rigging, running rigging; traces, harness; yoke; band ribband, bandage; brace, roller, fillet; inkle; with, withe, withy; thong, braid; girder, tiebeam; girth, girdle, cestus, garter, halter, noose, lasso, surcingle, knot, running knot; cabestro, cinch, lariat, legadero, oxreim; suspenders.

Equality

Equalization, equation; equilibration, coordination, adjustment, readjustment. drawn game, drawn battle; neck and neck race; tie, draw, standoff, dead heat.

Relation

Link, tie, bond of union.

Security

Noun: security; guaranty, guarantee; gage, warranty, bond, tie, pledge, plight, mortgage, collateral, debenture, hypothecation, bill of sale, lien, pawn, pignoration; real security; vadium.

Crosswords: Tie

Danish (be quiet), Esperanto (over there, there, yonder), Finnish (passage, pathway, road, route, way), Swedish (ten).

There has to be a mathematical explanation for how bad that tie is. (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

So young fellas like yourself can wear a suit, and tie, and have a job. What do you really want to know (The Shawshank Redemption; writing credit: Frank Darabont)

It was a tie! (A Fish Called Wanda; writing credit: John Cleese; Charles Crichton)

Well, then why don't you tie a noose and slip it 'round your head (Steel Magnolias; writing credit: Robert Harling)

I tie my own sandals and everything (Hercules; writing credit: Ron Clements; Barry Johnson)

Boy You Need To Tie This Rope (Rock the Boat; performing artist: Aaliyah)

Tied to me tight, tie me up again (Crash Into Me; performing artist: Dave Matthews Band)

This is not a game of love but an emotional tie (Shake Your Love; performing artist: Debbie Gibson)

Make me blind when your eyes close sink when you get close tie me to the bedpost (Inside Out; performing artist: Eve 6)

And ruined your black tie affair ("Friends in Low Places"; performing artist: Garth Brooks)

A clean tie attracts the soup of the day. (references; author: unknown)

A tidy tiger tied a tie tighter to tidy her tiny tail. (references; author: unknown)

Da tie nu (1974)

Tie wa (1973)

Wu di tie sha zhang (1972)

Tie jin gang da po zi yang guan (1972)

Feng liu tie han (1967)

Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport (performing artist: Rolf Harris)

Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree (performing artist: Tony Orlando & Dawn)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Tie Holding NV: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• How to Tie Ties (reference)

• The Tie That Binds (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Tie Bulletin (reference)

• Tie Ja Liikenne (reference)

• Tie Quarterly (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Rukajarven Tie (reference)

• Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (ATAME!) (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• All Tie Zur (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Star Wars: Tie Fighter (Jewel Case) (reference)

• Star Wars: X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter (Jewel Case) (reference)

• Fellowes Tie Dye Mousepad (reference)

• Tie Kit for 41u Rack (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Chef Revival Guy Buffet Le Blue Chef Silk Tie (reference)

• Keeper 05508 Ratchet Tie Down (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Wiredrag party in Portland, Maine Back row - Ken Crosby with bow tie, Jack Sammons to his left Front row - Dragmaster Howard V. Rackliffe with striped tie. Party chief Otis Swainson to Rackliffe's left. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Small commercial fishing craft tie up next to pleasure craft at Watson Island. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Crewmembers Jonathan Shannahoff and Mike Conway help tie up the RONALD H. BROWN in Male, capital of the Maldive Islands. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Starboard side view of the McARTHUR as it prepares to tie up at Key West Harbor. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Tom Kimball gets a hand straightening his tie from his son Airman Ben Kimball. Though he is 44 years old and the president of a successful multimedia production company, Ben's commitment to the Air Force inspired the elde.

Caption: Portrait of Edison in Library (Wearing White Bow Tie); November 3, 1912; {14.915/24} (jpg).

Tie It On At Work. : Check for High Blood Pressure. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Photographed in his office at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam, probably when he received his fifth star, circa 16-19 December 1944. The five-star tie clasp was a gift to him. Credit: NAVY.

The Landing Signal Officer, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Ronald E. Braley, signals to the pilot of a Kaman UH-2 "Seasprite" helicopter, as crewmen tie it to the ship's landing deck, July 1969. Credit: NAVY.

You heard what he said about letting no minorities tie up the works, didn't you?. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Every one is born a subject to his father, or his prince, and is therefore under the perpetual tie of subjection and allegiance. (Second Treatise of Government)

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In her was visible the tie that united them

The hearse stops, the bearers tie a rope around your coffin and let you down

He leaned down and loosened the shoelaces, and did not tie the ends again

Rescue the drowning and tie your shoestrings

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Business

Local companies are now beginning to tie up with application providers and offer ASP services. (references)

Foreign companies willing to invest in China have an opportunity to tie sales of their products to such investment. (references)

Pearl and frosted finishes; white over color as a highlight; origami folds pressed into garments; color blocking; painted fabric resembling the orient; huge Hawaiian floral and graphic prints; geometric prints such as polka dots and block prints; sheen and gloss; tie died wraps and skirts; tone on tone print to create dimension; modular dressing; fluid floral and watery leaf prints. (references)

Civil Liberties

Kyrgyz Republic

Local administrations tie the availability of utilities and social services to registration; individuals who do not register may not have proper access to water, heat, light, subsidized health care, or schooling. (references)

Economic History

Zimbabwe

Paved roads link the major urban and industrial centers, and rail lines tie it into an extensive central African railroad network with all its neighbors. (references)

Croatia

Public sector borrowing on the domestic market also might negatively affect private sector lending, as the banks will tie up their excess liquidity in secure (and presumably tradable) government debt. (references)

Human Rights

Cameroon

One of the gendarmes seized Nyemeck's tie and tried to strangle him while the other gendarmes beat him. (references)

Italy

However, before a further appeal could be heard in the Court, the prosecutor called the Appeals Court decision, which resulted in a second guilty verdict and more severe penalties, "illogical and contradictory." The prosecutor criticized his prosecutorial colleagues' reliance on coerced and changed testimony by the key witness and noted that forensic evidence did not tie the defendants to the crime. (references)

Political Economy

Western Sahara

The Court held that while some of the region's tribes had historical ties to Morocco, the ties were insufficient to establish "any tie of territorial sovereignty" between the Western Sahara and the Kingdom of Morocco. (references)

Political Rights

Bhutan

However, it does state that in case of a tie among the candidates in the election, selection shall be made through the drawing of lots. (references)

Trade

Australia

Importers prefer this method because it does not affect their cash flow or tie up commercial credit lines. (references)

Norway

Since 70 percent of its trade is with the European Union, government policy has been to informally tie the krone to the euro. (references)

Travel

Mauritius

For men, normal business wear is suit and tie. (references)

Trinidad

Standard office wear for men is shirt and tie, or business suit. (references)

Vietnam

During the hotter months, formal dress for men is a shirt and tie. (references)

Worker Rights

Chad

The Teacher's Union of Chad became independent in 1998. Neither union has a tie to the Government. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "tie": Angle tie ♦ Bale tie ♦ black tie ♦ bola tie ♦ bolo tie ♦ border tie ♦ bow tie ♦ breaking tie ♦ Chain tie ♦ club tie ♦ cup tie ♦ distant tie ♦ family tie ♦ Intermediate tie ♦ jacquard tie ♦ nuptial tie ♦ old school tie ♦ Oxford tie ♦ pole tie ♦ railroad tie ♦ repeating tie ♦ ride and tie ♦ school tie ♦ string tie ♦ tie back ♦ tie bar ♦ tie beam ♦ tie beams ♦ tie break ♦ tie breaker ♦ tie clip ♦ tie down ♦ tie down to ♦ tie dye ♦ tie for ♦ tie in ♦ tie in a bow ♦ tie in bunches ♦ tie in sheaves ♦ tie in with ♦ tie into ♦ tie it up ♦ tie of blood ♦ tie on ♦ tie on a pile ♦ tie piece ♦ tie rack ♦ tie rod ♦ Tie Siding ♦ tie smb. in knots ♦ tie smb.'s hands ♦ tie tack ♦ tie the knot ♦ tie tightly ♦ tie to a post ♦ tie together ♦ tie trunk ♦ tie underneath ♦ tie up ♦ tie up in a bunch ♦ tie up loose ends ♦ tie up straight ♦ tie up with ♦ To ride and tie ♦ To tie down ♦ To tie up ♦ tongue tie ♦ weak tie ♦ wear a tie ♦ white tie ♦ white tie and tails ♦ Windsor tie. Additional references.

Beginning with "tie": tie-back, tie-backs, tie-beam, tie-beams, tie-break, tie-breaker, tie-breakers, tie-breaking, tie-breaks, tie-clip, tie-clips, tie-cord, tie-died, tie-down, tie-down, tie-down diagram, tie-down point, tie-down point pattern, tie-downs, tie-drawer, tie-dye, tie-dyed, tie-hole, tie-in, tie-in sale, tie-ins, tie-knot, tie-line, tie-lines, tie-maker, tie-molecules, tie-off, tie-offs, tie-on, tie-pin, tie-plate, Tie-pulser, Tie-rack, tie-ridge, tie-ridging, tie-rod, tie-rods, tie-tacks, tie-tape, tie-tapes, Tie-tie-italiano, tie-up, tie-ups, tie-wearer, tie-wearers, tie-wearing, tie-wig, tie-wraps.

Ending with "tie": bow-tie, cup-tie, rainbow-tie.

Containing "tie": black-tie dinner, black-tie-dressed, tri-film-tie-in.

Afrikaans

das (necktie), bind (bind, connect, join, tie up), aanbind (fasten, moor, tie on). (various references)

Albanian

traversa, tërthorëse (crossbeam), lidhje (affinity, alliance, bandage, bearing, binding, bond, bracer, bracing, catena, communication, confederate, confederation, conjunction, connection, connexion, contact, cord, coupling, dressing, federation, join, joining, joint, knot, league, ligament, ligature, link, link up, linkage, nexus, rapport, regard, relation, relevance, relevancy, respect, seam, signalling, tap, tie up, truss, tying), lidhem (associate, attach, bind, cohere, communicate, connect, correlate, interconnexion, link, relate), lidhëse (lace, lacing, string, tab), lidh (articulate, associate, bend, bind, buckle, bundle, colligate, concatenate, connect, couple, do up, dress, enfetter, fasten, glue, hitch, hook up, interconnect, join, joint, lace, ligate, link, moor, regard, relate, respect, solder, splice, string, switch on, tie down, truss, unite), kufizoj (circumscribe, confine, enclose, hedge in, hem, inclose, limit, localise, localize, narrow, restrain, restrict, specialize, stint, straiten, terminate, truncate), kravatë (neckcloth, necktie, neckwear, scarf), detyroj (bind, bully, coerce, compel, constrain, dragoon, enforce, entail, force, have, haze, impel, keep, make, move, obligate, oblige, outface, pin down, press, push, rack, screw, strong arm), detyrë (assignation, assignment, burden, business, chore, devoir, duty, exercise, job, labor, labour, mission, obligation, office, ought, place, project, seal, task, task-work, trust), barazoj (coordinate, draw, equal, equalize, equate, equiponderant, even, flush), barazim (adequation, Deuce, draw, equalization, equation, stand off), bëj nyjë. (various references)

Arabic 

‏عارضة (beam, crossing, keel, ledger, plinth, role, sitter, spar, template, transom), ‏ربط برباط الزوجية (splice), ‏ربطة عنق (cravat, necktie), ‏رابطة (connection, connexion, ligament, nexus, relation, solder), ‏الرباط خط منحن يربط بين نغمتين, ‏خشبة التثبيت, ‏صلة (communication, connection, connexion, copula, link, linkage, rapport, reference, relation, relationship, touch), ‏رباط الحزاء, ‏عادل في مباراة, ‏مباراة بطولة, ‏علاقة (bond, connection, connexion, link, linkage, nexus, rapport, relation, relationship, relevance, respect, runner, shroud), ‏تعادل (balance, dead heat, draw, drawn, equality, equalize, neutralize, symmetry), ‏تعادل الأصوات, ‏تعادل في النقاط, ‏حبل الشد, ‏قوس موسيقي, ‏قيد (bind, bond, bridle, chain, check, confine, derestrict, enchain, entry, fetter, handcuff, hold back, impose restrictions on, item, limit, limitation, manacle, qualify, record, register, restrain, restrict, restriction, rope, set bounds to, set down, shackle, tie up), ‏عائق (balk, bar, barrier, clog, deterrent, difficulty, disadvantage, drag, embarrassment, encumbrance, fencing, hamper, handicap, hindrance, impediment, inconvenience, interference, jam, liability, morass, obstruction, obstructive, restraint, setback, shackle, stick, stumbling block, stymie, trammel, traverse). (various references)

Asturian

corbata. (various references)

Basque

gorbata (cravat). (various references)

Bemba

tai. (various references)

Bulgarian 

връзка (alliance, association, bond, bunch, cement, channel, communication, concatenation, connection, connexion, contact, copula, cord, coupler, intercommunication, lace, leverage, liaison, ligament, ligature, link, nexus, noose, overlay, point, reference, regard, relation, relationship, relevance, relevancy, string, touch), получавам равни гласове, привързвам (attach), бреме (burden, burthen, charge, deadweight, drag, drain, encumbrance, exaction, fardel, freight, incubus, load, onus, tax, weight), легато (legato, slide, slur), задължение (bond, call, char, charge, commitment, committal, duty, engagement, guaranty, job, liability, obligation, office, onus, place, recognizance, responsibility), обвързвам (bind, peg down), верига (chain, circuit, network, range), изравнявам резултат, връзвам (bind, lash, strap, tie up), съединявам (aggregate, band, butt, clutch, compound, concatenate, conjoin, couple, impale, incorporate, inosculate, interlock, join, join up, knee, knit, link, marry, mate, piece, piece together, rejoin, splice, tag, tie in, unite), греда (balk, baulk, beam, spar, timber), товар (bulk, burden, burthen, charge, encumbrance, fardel, freight, freightage, goods, imposition, lading, load, loading, tax, tote, weight), траверса (crossarm, crossbar, crosspiece, sleeper, traverse), спъвам (beset, clog, cramp, embarrass, entangle, fetter, hinder, hobble, impede, interfere, preclude, prevent, prohibit, retard, set back, shackle, short circuit, snag, snub, trammel, trig), свързвам ноти с легато, свързвам в брак (splice, unite, yoke), скоба (brace, bracing, bracket, clamp, clinch, clip, corbel, dog nail, girdle, holdfast, hoop, loop, rim, shackle, staple, yoke), вратовръзка (cravat, necktie). (various references)

Catalan

corbata (necktie). (various references)

Cebuano

kurbata. (various references)

Chamorro

kutbata. (various references)

Chinese 

领带 (Necktie, ties), 軌枕 (sleeper), 繯 (bind, noose), 束縛 (bind, restrict), 打結 (tie a knot), 不分勝負 (come out even, draw). (various references)

Cornish

kelmy (to tie). (various references)

Czech

spoutat (bind, enchain, enfetter, fetter, handcuff, harness, manacle, pinion, shackle), šnìrovadlo (shoe string, shoestring), řemínek (lash, leash, strap), hrát nerozhodnì, kravata (necktie), ligatura (bind, ligature, slur), nerozhodný výsledek, šòùra (cord, file, leash, line, rope, string, tail back), pojít se, zavázat (enlace, oblige, rope, strap up), stuha (band, riband, ribbon, streamer), svázat (bind up, colligate, tie down, twist), uvázat (fasten, moor), uzavřít (block off, cage up, close down, conclude, encase, obturate, shut down, shut up, terminate, transact), vázanka (necktie, scarf), zátìž (ballast, drain, onus), převázat (dress, fasten, rope). (various references)

Danish

slips (necktie), binde (bind, connect, join, tie up), bånd (bond). (various references)

Dutch

das (badger, necktie, shawl), stropdas (necktie), binden (bind, connect, join, tie up), band (band, binding, bond, border, braid, brim, brink, cover, edge, edging, fillet, fringe, ligament, orchestra, ray, ribbon, rim, string, strip, stripe, tape, tire, tyre, volume). (various references)

Esperanto

ligilo (bond), ligi (bind, connect, join, tie up), ligfermi (ligature, tie up), ligaĵo (braid, fillet, string), kravato (necktie). (various references)

Faeroese

slips (necktie). (various references)

Farsi 

کراوات (Necktie), قید (Adverb, Assurance, Bind, Bridle, Clog, Constraint, Encumbrance, Hamper, Manacle, Proviso, Qualification, Reservation, Rocker, Shackle), گره زدن (Knit, Knot, Loop, Ruffle, Truss, Twitch), گره (Burr, Ganglion, Knob, Knot, Loop, Lump, Parcel, Snag, Snarl), تساوی بستن , علاقه (Bind, Interest, Penchant), الزام (Commitment, Committal), رابطه (Bond, Habit, Liaison, Linkage, Respect), دستمال گردن (Handkerchief, Shawl), بند (Article, Bond, Clamp, Clause, Dam, Dike, Fascia, Fit, Hinge, Internode, Joggle, Joint, Levee, Ligament, Ligature, Line, Link, Manacle, Noose, Paragraph, Provision, Proviso, Segment, Sling, Snare, Stanza, Trawl, Weir, Wristband), برابری (Comparison, Equality, Equation, Oneness, Par, Parallelism, Parity). (various references)

Finnish

sitoa (bandage, bind, connect, dress, fasten, join, tie oneself to, tie up), side (band, bandage, binding, bond). (various references)

French

cravate, nouer (tie on, tie up), lier (tie on), lien, liaison, attacher (tie down, tie on, tie up), attache. (various references)

Frisian

strik, ferbine (bind, combine, connect, connect up, join, plug in, tie up). (various references)

German

Krawatte (ascot, cravat, headlock, necktie, necktie US, scarf, tippet), Band (assembly line, band, belt, bond, cement, connection, conveyor belt, frequency band, group, hoop, lace, league, ligament, ligated, line, reel, ribbon, strap, string, stripe, tape, track, volume, wavelength), verbinden (affiliate, ally, associate, bandage, bandaging, bind, bind up, chaine, combine, communicate, compound, concatenate, conjoin, connect, connecting, contact, couple, dress, interconnect, intertwine, join, join on, join up, joint, link, mate, merge, put through, report, splice, splicing, synthesize, tie up, to affiliate, to agglutinate, to ally, to bandage, to chain, to combine, to compound, to concatenate, to conjoin, to contact, to couple, to interconnect, to splice, unite), Schlips (neck tie, necktie), binden (bandages, bind, binders, bond, braid, connect, fasciae, hoop, join, knot, leash, ligate, ligatures, link, moor, slur, spellbind, spellbound, tether, tie down, tie up, to tie, unite), schwelle (barrier, ramp, sill, sleeper, threshold, treshold), knüpfen (attach, form, knot, mesh, strike up), Bindung (attachment, binding, bond, bonds, commitment, fixation, liaison, relationship, slur, weave), Binde (bandage, binding, braid, cord, fascia, fillet, ligature, linking, napkin, sanitary napkin, sling, string, strip, strip of material, tape). (various references)

Greek 

γραβάτα (necktie), δένω (bind, fasten, knot, lash, leash, strap on, thicken, tie up, truss). (various references)

Hebrew 

להדק (brace, clasp, clip, constrict, fasten, make fast, snug, strain, tighten), חבל (cord, it's a pity, line, rope), אגד (bunch, bundle, cluster, group, knot), זיקה (affinity, attachment, bond, link, linkage, linking, rapport, relation, spark, sympathy), עניבה (cravat, knot, loop, necktie, noose), עבות (cable, cord, dense, interwoven, rope, shaggy, thick), קשר (bond, communication, connection, converse, knot, liaison, link, linkage, linking, loop, nexus, node, noose, relation, relationship), קשור (allied, band, binding, bound, connected, connection, joined, liaison, linkage, related, relation, relevant, tied, tying), צרור (bundle, knot, package, parcel, truss, wreath), תיקו (draw, stalemate, standoff), מוט חבור, לארוז (pack, package), לחבר (add, associate, bind, connect, join, link, piece, piece together), לאגוד (bind, combine, knot, unit), לענוב (make a loop, wear a tie), לקשר (connect, couple, link, slur), לקשור (bind, bond, connect, hitch, knit, plot, relate, tether, truss), לשנוץ (fasten, lace, strangle, tighten), שרוך (lace, string, thong). (various references)

Hungarian

kötelezettség (bond, commitment, encumbrance, engagement, liability, obligation, ought, responsibility, tax, undertaking), kötelék (bands, bond, cement, group, ligament, ligature, privity, roller). (various references)

Indonesian

mengikat (bind, furl), mengandam (fasten, incarcerate, lock up), membuhul, ikatan (bond, knot, league, loop, society, union), ikat (bind, bunch, cord to tie, string), balui (draw). (various references)

Inuktitut

qungasiruq. (various references)

Irish

ceangail (connect, connect up, plug in). (various references)

Italian

cravatta (cravat, necktie), legare (alloy, bind, connect, get on well, go well, hitch, join, lash, link, tether, tie up, unite, wire), legame (band, binding, bond, communication, connection, connexion, liaison, link, manacle, string), traversina (sleeper), laccio (lace, lasso, loop, noose, snare, string, thong, tourniquet, trap). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

預かり　 (custody, draw, undecided match), 預かり (custody, draw, undecided match), 相子 (draw), 同点 (deadlock, draw), 五分五分 (evenly matches), 五分 (50%, evenness, half), ネオン管 (bottleneck, drip-dry, import restriction list, Is it so?, nack chain, Nebraska, neck, neckerchief, necking, necklace, neckline, necktie, necktie pin, necrophilia, necrophobia, nector, negative, negative color, neglect, negligee, negotiation, Nelson, neon tube, nepenta, nephron, nephrosis, nepotism, Neptune, neptunium, Nescafe, -ness, nest, nest table, nesting, Nestle, net, net ball, Net citizen, net in, net play, net price, net score, netball falling in, netizen, net-mask, nettopology, network, network administration, networker, networking, Nevada, Never give up!, Never happen, Never mind, next, no carbon, no-iron, permanent snowpatch, Really?, several tables inside each other, wash and wear), タ行 (Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "tsu", Dahl, dark, dark matter, darling, Darwin, diagram, dial, dialogue, dial-up, diary, diatonic, diet, digest, Dijkstra, Diner's Club, diode, dozen, DynaBook, dynamic, dynamics, dynamism, dynamite, necktie), ターンキー方式輸出 (tie-up, tire, turnkey export, tyre), 分け (division, draw, sharing). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ネクタイ (necktie), ダービータイ (necktie), どうてん (be upset, being surprised and stunned, change, deadlock, draw, heaven-shaking event, the same shop, the same store, transition), ごぶごぶ (evenly matches), ごぶ (50%, evenness, half), あずかり (custody, draw, undecided match), あいこ (draw, favour, patronage), わけ (can be deduced, circumstances, division, draw, meaning, reason, sharing, situation), タイ . (various references)

Kongo

nkila mfwenge. (various references)

Korean