Dream Dictionary

Tie

To see or wear a tie in your dream, represents your obligations and relational bonds.

The dream may also be a pun on feeling tied down to a situation or relationship.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 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" [syn: necktie, 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" [syn: affiliation, association, tie, tie-up]
  • 3: equality of score in a contest
  • 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" [syn: tie, tie beam]
  • 5: a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" [syn: link, linkup, tie, tie-in]
  • 6: 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" [syn: draw, standoff, tie]
  • 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" [syn: tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper]
  • 9: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"
  • v. 1: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" [syn: tie, bind] [ant: unbrace, unlace, untie]
  • 2: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" [syn: tie, draw]
  • 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" [syn: connect, link, tie, link up] [ant: disconnect]
  • 5: form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
  • 6: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" [syn: bind, tie, attach, bond]
  • 7: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: marry, wed, tie, splice]
  • 8: make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies"
  • 9: unite musical notes by a tie