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{
"tie in":{
"as in connect , link":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tie up":{
"a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a tie-up at the junction of Main and Central has slowed traffic to a crawl"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"tangle",
"gridlock",
"lock",
"congestion",
"traffic",
"crawl",
"delay",
"slowdown",
"stoppage"
],
"synonyms":[
"backup",
"bottleneck",
"jam",
"jam-up",
"logjam",
"snarl",
"tailback"
]
},
"the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{
"antonyms":[
"disaffiliation",
"dissociation"
],
"examples":[
"in a tie-up with the film studio, the toy company is producing a whole line of figures featuring characters from the animated movie"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breakup",
"dissolution",
"disunion",
"division",
"parting",
"separation",
"severance",
"split",
"alienation",
"divorce",
"estrangement"
],
"related":[
"business",
"dealings",
"interaction",
"exchange",
"interconnection",
"interrelation",
"mutualism",
"reciprocity",
"symbiosis",
"incorporation",
"integration",
"merger",
"unification",
"affinity",
"attachment",
"closeness",
"intimacy",
"rapport",
"sympathy",
"kinship",
"oneness",
"solidarity",
"togetherness",
"unity",
"colleagueship",
"companionship",
"company",
"fellowship",
"bed",
"cahoots",
"league"
],
"synonyms":[
"affiliation",
"alliance",
"association",
"collaboration",
"confederation",
"connection",
"cooperation",
"hookup",
"liaison",
"linkup",
"partnership",
"relation",
"relationship",
"union"
]
},
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"antonyms":[
"aid",
"assist",
"facilitate",
"help"
],
"examples":[
"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"make way",
"open",
"unclog",
"unplug",
"unstop",
"free",
"liberate",
"release",
"untie",
"loosen",
"smooth",
"encourage",
"further",
"promote"
],
"related":[
"balk",
"check",
"constrain",
"curb",
"rein",
"restrain",
"bind",
"chain",
"halter",
"leash",
"tether",
"tie",
"arrest",
"brake",
"delay",
"retain",
"retard",
"barricade",
"block",
"blockade",
"roadblock",
"bog (down)",
"mire",
"choke",
"smother",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"suffocate",
"baffle",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"stump",
"thwart",
"derail",
"disrupt",
"sabotage",
"muzzle",
"repress",
"suppress",
"confine",
"hedge (in)",
"hem (in)"
],
"synonyms":[
"clog",
"cramp",
"embarrass",
"encumber",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"handcuff",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"obstruct",
"shackle",
"short-circuit",
"stymie",
"trammel"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tied":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord":{
"antonyms":[
"unbound",
"untied"
],
"examples":[
"tied the newspapers into a bundle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undid",
"unfastened",
"unlaced",
"unlashed",
"unloosed",
"unloosened",
"unstrapped",
"unstrung",
"unthreaded",
"unleashed",
"untethered",
"disentangled",
"unraveled",
"unsnarled",
"untangled",
"untwined",
"untwisted",
"uncoiled",
"unspooled",
"unwound"
],
"related":[
"cinched",
"corded",
"roped",
"strapped",
"threaded",
"wired",
"girded",
"girt",
"girted",
"lashed",
"leashed",
"tethered",
"interlaced",
"intertwined",
"interwove",
"interweaved",
"laced",
"entangled",
"knotted",
"snarled",
"tangled",
"twisted",
"coiled",
"wound",
"winded"
],
"synonyms":[
"banded",
"bound",
"trussed"
]
},
"to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine\u2014how could the rest of us tie that?"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"beat",
"bettered",
"eclipsed",
"excelled",
"outdid",
"outdistanced",
"outshone",
"outshined",
"outstripped",
"overtopped",
"surpassed",
"topped",
"transcended",
"amounted (to)",
"approached",
"touched",
"approximated",
"kept up",
"measured up (to)",
"paralleled",
"rivaled",
"rivalled",
"stacked up (against or with)"
],
"synonyms":[
"equaled",
"equalled",
"matched",
"met"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"tied up":{
"involved in often constant activity":{
"examples":[
"we'll be tied-up with work for the next several days"
],
"synonyms":[
"active",
"assiduous",
"bustling",
"busy",
"diligent",
"employed",
"engaged",
"hopping",
"industrious",
"laborious",
"occupied",
"sedulous",
"working"
],
"near synonyms":[
"knee-deep",
"swamped",
"animated",
"astir",
"buzzing",
"flourishing",
"happening",
"humming",
"lively",
"thriving",
"vibrant",
"absorbed",
"concentrating",
"engrossed",
"focused",
"focussed",
"immersed",
"intent",
"preoccupied",
"alive",
"functional",
"functioning",
"going",
"living",
"operating",
"operational",
"operative",
"running",
"energetic",
"vigorous",
"hardworking",
"indefatigable",
"tireless",
"untiring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"free",
"asleep",
"dormant",
"latent",
"lifeless",
"quiescent",
"sleepy",
"inert",
"passive",
"dead",
"dull",
"slow",
"inoperative",
"nonoperating"
],
"antonyms":[
"idle",
"inactive",
"unbusy",
"unemployed",
"unoccupied"
]
},
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"examples":[
"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway"
],
"synonyms":[
"clogged",
"cramped",
"embarrassed",
"encumbered",
"fettered",
"hampered",
"handcuffed",
"handicapped",
"held back",
"held up",
"hindered",
"hobbled",
"hog-tied",
"impeded",
"inhibited",
"interfered (with)",
"manacled",
"obstructed",
"shackled",
"short-circuited",
"stymied",
"trammeled",
"trammelled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balked",
"checked",
"constrained",
"curbed",
"reined",
"restrained",
"bound",
"chained",
"haltered",
"leashed",
"tethered",
"tied",
"arrested",
"braked",
"delayed",
"retained",
"retarded",
"barricaded",
"blockaded",
"blocked",
"roadblocked",
"bogged (down)",
"mired",
"choked",
"smothered",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"suffocated",
"baffled",
"foiled",
"frustrated",
"stumped",
"thwarted",
"derailed",
"disrupted",
"sabotaged",
"muzzled",
"repressed",
"suppressed",
"confined",
"hedged (in)",
"hemmed (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleared",
"made way",
"opened",
"unclogged",
"unplugged",
"unstopped",
"freed",
"liberated",
"released",
"untied",
"loosened",
"smoothed",
"encouraged",
"furthered",
"promoted"
],
"antonyms":[
"aided",
"assisted",
"facilitated",
"helped"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"tied-up":{
"involved in often constant activity":{
"examples":[
"we'll be tied-up with work for the next several days"
],
"synonyms":[
"active",
"assiduous",
"bustling",
"busy",
"diligent",
"employed",
"engaged",
"hopping",
"industrious",
"laborious",
"occupied",
"sedulous",
"working"
],
"near synonyms":[
"knee-deep",
"swamped",
"animated",
"astir",
"buzzing",
"flourishing",
"happening",
"humming",
"lively",
"thriving",
"vibrant",
"absorbed",
"concentrating",
"engrossed",
"focused",
"focussed",
"immersed",
"intent",
"preoccupied",
"alive",
"functional",
"functioning",
"going",
"living",
"operating",
"operational",
"operative",
"running",
"energetic",
"vigorous",
"hardworking",
"indefatigable",
"tireless",
"untiring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"free",
"asleep",
"dormant",
"latent",
"lifeless",
"quiescent",
"sleepy",
"inert",
"passive",
"dead",
"dull",
"slow",
"inoperative",
"nonoperating"
],
"antonyms":[
"idle",
"inactive",
"unbusy",
"unemployed",
"unoccupied"
]
},
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"examples":[
"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway"
],
"synonyms":[
"clogged",
"cramped",
"embarrassed",
"encumbered",
"fettered",
"hampered",
"handcuffed",
"handicapped",
"held back",
"held up",
"hindered",
"hobbled",
"hog-tied",
"impeded",
"inhibited",
"interfered (with)",
"manacled",
"obstructed",
"shackled",
"short-circuited",
"stymied",
"trammeled",
"trammelled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balked",
"checked",
"constrained",
"curbed",
"reined",
"restrained",
"bound",
"chained",
"haltered",
"leashed",
"tethered",
"tied",
"arrested",
"braked",
"delayed",
"retained",
"retarded",
"barricaded",
"blockaded",
"blocked",
"roadblocked",
"bogged (down)",
"mired",
"choked",
"smothered",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"suffocated",
"baffled",
"foiled",
"frustrated",
"stumped",
"thwarted",
"derailed",
"disrupted",
"sabotaged",
"muzzled",
"repressed",
"suppressed",
"confined",
"hedged (in)",
"hemmed (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleared",
"made way",
"opened",
"unclogged",
"unplugged",
"unstopped",
"freed",
"liberated",
"released",
"untied",
"loosened",
"smoothed",
"encouraged",
"furthered",
"promoted"
],
"antonyms":[
"aided",
"assisted",
"facilitated",
"helped"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"ties":{
"to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord":{
"examples":[
"tied the newspapers into a bundle"
],
"synonyms":[
"bands",
"binds",
"trusses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cinches",
"cords",
"ropes",
"straps",
"threads",
"wires",
"girds",
"girts",
"lashes",
"leashes",
"tethers",
"interlaces",
"intertwines",
"interweaves",
"laces",
"entangles",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles",
"twists",
"coils",
"winds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undoes",
"unfastens",
"unlaces",
"unlashes",
"unloosens",
"unlooses",
"unstraps",
"unstrings",
"unthreads",
"unleashes",
"untethers",
"disentangles",
"unravels",
"unsnarls",
"untangles",
"untwines",
"untwists",
"uncoils",
"unspools",
"unwinds"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbinds",
"unties"
]
},
"to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)":{
"examples":[
"at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine\u2014how could the rest of us tie that?"
],
"synonyms":[
"equals",
"matches",
"meets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beats",
"betters",
"eclipses",
"excels",
"outdistances",
"outdoes",
"outshines",
"outstrips",
"overtops",
"surpasses",
"tops",
"transcends",
"amounts (to)",
"approaches",
"touches",
"approximates",
"keeps up",
"measures up (to)",
"parallels",
"rivals",
"stacks up (against or with)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other":{
"examples":[
"the competition for first place in the dessert division ended in a tie between the chocolate pecan pie and the walnut fudge tart"
],
"synonyms":[
"dead heats",
"draws",
"stalemates",
"standoffs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deadlocks",
"impasses",
"seesaws",
"photo finishes",
"horse races",
"toss-ups"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a uniting or binding force or influence":{
"examples":[
"their marriage will serve to form a very strong tie between our families"
],
"synonyms":[
"bonds",
"cements",
"cords",
"knots",
"ligatures",
"links"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attachments",
"connections",
"fastenings",
"hookups",
"joints",
"linkages",
"linkups",
"nexuses",
"nexus",
"tie-ups",
"unions",
"yokes",
"affections",
"sympathies",
"fetters",
"handcuffs",
"manacles",
"shackles",
"trammels",
"constraints",
"curbs",
"limitations",
"limits",
"restraints",
"restrictions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"partings",
"separations",
"emancipations",
"freedoms",
"liberations",
"releases"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ties into":{
"to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{
"examples":[
"Jackie was horribly embarrassed when her mother tied into her in a crowded restaurant."
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"assails",
"attacks",
"bashes",
"belabors",
"blasts",
"castigates",
"excoriates",
"jumps (on)",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"potshots",
"savages",
"scathes",
"slams",
"trashes",
"vituperates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berates",
"harangues",
"harasses",
"harries",
"reviles",
"scolds",
"whips",
"blasphemes",
"curses",
"execrates",
"imprecates",
"profanes",
"affronts",
"insults",
"slurs",
"asperses",
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"blackguards",
"disparages",
"puts down",
"libels",
"slanders",
"traduces",
"vilifies",
"chastises",
"chides",
"criticizes",
"laces (into)",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"fulminates",
"lashes (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaims",
"commends",
"compliments",
"hails",
"lauds",
"praises"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tied into":{
"to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{
"examples":[
"Jackie was horribly embarrassed when her mother tied into her in a crowded restaurant."
],
"synonyms":[
"abused",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"bashed",
"belabored",
"blasted",
"castigated",
"excoriated",
"jumped (on)",
"lambasted",
"potshot",
"savaged",
"scathed",
"slammed",
"trashed",
"vituperated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berated",
"harangued",
"harassed",
"harried",
"reviled",
"scolded",
"whipped",
"blasphemed",
"cursed",
"execrated",
"imprecated",
"profaned",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"slurred",
"aspersed",
"bad-mouthed",
"belittled",
"blackguarded",
"disparaged",
"put down",
"libeled",
"libelled",
"slandered",
"traduced",
"vilified",
"chastised",
"chid",
"chided",
"criticized",
"laced (into)",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"fulminated",
"lashed (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaimed",
"commended",
"complimented",
"hailed",
"lauded",
"praised"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"ties (together)":{
"as in joins , lumps (together)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"groups",
"joins",
"lumps (together)",
"compares",
"equates",
"likens",
"associates",
"connects",
"correlates",
"identifies",
"links",
"relates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contrasts",
"differentiates",
"discriminates",
"distinguishes",
"separates",
"sets off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tiers":{
"one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{
"examples":[
"the bottom tier of entrants"
],
"synonyms":[
"brackets",
"categories",
"classes",
"classifications",
"divisions",
"families",
"genera",
"genuses",
"grades",
"groups",
"kinds",
"leagues",
"orders",
"ranks",
"rubrics",
"sets",
"species",
"types"
],
"near synonyms":[
"descriptions",
"feathers",
"ilks",
"kidneys",
"likes",
"manners",
"natures",
"sorts",
"branches",
"sections",
"specialities",
"specialties",
"subclasses",
"subdivisions",
"subgroups",
"subspecieses",
"varieties",
"breeds",
"races",
"generations",
"headings",
"labels",
"titles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tie (together)":{
"as in join , lump (together)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"group",
"join",
"lump (together)",
"compare",
"equate",
"liken",
"associate",
"connect",
"correlate",
"identify",
"link",
"relate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contrast",
"differentiate",
"discriminate",
"distinguish",
"separate",
"set off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tie-up":{
"a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{
"examples":[
"a tie-up at the junction of Main and Central has slowed traffic to a crawl"
],
"synonyms":[
"backup",
"bottleneck",
"jam",
"jam-up",
"logjam",
"snarl",
"tailback"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tangle",
"gridlock",
"lock",
"congestion",
"traffic",
"crawl",
"delay",
"slowdown",
"stoppage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{
"examples":[
"in a tie-up with the film studio, the toy company is producing a whole line of figures featuring characters from the animated movie"
],
"synonyms":[
"affiliation",
"alliance",
"association",
"collaboration",
"confederation",
"connection",
"cooperation",
"hookup",
"liaison",
"linkup",
"partnership",
"relation",
"relationship",
"union"
],
"near synonyms":[
"business",
"dealings",
"interaction",
"exchange",
"interconnection",
"interrelation",
"mutualism",
"reciprocity",
"symbiosis",
"incorporation",
"integration",
"merger",
"unification",
"affinity",
"attachment",
"closeness",
"intimacy",
"rapport",
"sympathy",
"kinship",
"oneness",
"solidarity",
"togetherness",
"unity",
"colleagueship",
"companionship",
"company",
"fellowship",
"bed",
"cahoots",
"league"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breakup",
"dissolution",
"disunion",
"division",
"parting",
"separation",
"severance",
"split",
"alienation",
"divorce",
"estrangement"
],
"antonyms":[
"disaffiliation",
"dissociation"
]
},
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"examples":[
"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway"
],
"synonyms":[
"clog",
"cramp",
"embarrass",
"encumber",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"handcuff",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"obstruct",
"shackle",
"short-circuit",
"stymie",
"trammel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balk",
"check",
"constrain",
"curb",
"rein",
"restrain",
"bind",
"chain",
"halter",
"leash",
"tether",
"tie",
"arrest",
"brake",
"delay",
"retain",
"retard",
"barricade",
"block",
"blockade",
"roadblock",
"bog (down)",
"mire",
"choke",
"smother",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"suffocate",
"baffle",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"stump",
"thwart",
"derail",
"disrupt",
"sabotage",
"muzzle",
"repress",
"suppress",
"confine",
"hedge (in)",
"hem (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"make way",
"open",
"unclog",
"unplug",
"unstop",
"free",
"liberate",
"release",
"untie",
"loosen",
"smooth",
"encourage",
"further",
"promote"
],
"antonyms":[
"aid",
"assist",
"facilitate",
"help"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tie":{
"to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord":{
"examples":[
"tied the newspapers into a bundle"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"bind",
"truss"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cinch",
"cord",
"rope",
"strap",
"thread",
"wire",
"gird",
"girt",
"lash",
"leash",
"tether",
"interlace",
"intertwine",
"interweave",
"lace",
"entangle",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle",
"twist",
"coil",
"wind"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undo",
"unfasten",
"unlace",
"unlash",
"unloose",
"unloosen",
"unstrap",
"unstring",
"unthread",
"unleash",
"untether",
"disentangle",
"unravel",
"unsnarl",
"untangle",
"untwine",
"untwist",
"uncoil",
"unspool",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbind",
"untie"
]
},
"to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)":{
"examples":[
"at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine\u2014how could the rest of us tie that?"
],
"synonyms":[
"equal",
"match",
"meet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beat",
"better",
"eclipse",
"excel",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"top",
"transcend",
"amount (to)",
"approach",
"touch",
"approximate",
"keep up",
"measure up (to)",
"parallel",
"rival",
"stack up (against or with)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other":{
"examples":[
"the competition for first place in the dessert division ended in a tie between the chocolate pecan pie and the walnut fudge tart"
],
"synonyms":[
"dead heat",
"draw",
"stalemate",
"standoff"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deadlock",
"impasse",
"seesaw",
"photo finish",
"horse race",
"toss-up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a uniting or binding force or influence":{
"examples":[
"their marriage will serve to form a very strong tie between our families"
],
"synonyms":[
"bond",
"cement",
"cord",
"knot",
"ligature",
"link"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attachment",
"connection",
"fastening",
"hookup",
"joint",
"linkage",
"linkup",
"nexus",
"tie-up",
"union",
"yoke",
"affection",
"fondness",
"sympathy",
"fetter",
"handcuff",
"manacle",
"shackle",
"trammel",
"constraint",
"curb",
"hampering",
"limit",
"limitation",
"restraint",
"restriction"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detaching",
"disengaging",
"parting",
"separation",
"unbinding",
"unfastening",
"unfettering",
"untying",
"untieing",
"emancipation",
"freedom",
"liberation",
"release"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tie-ups":{
"a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{
"examples":[
"a tie-up at the junction of Main and Central has slowed traffic to a crawl"
],
"synonyms":[
"backups",
"bottlenecks",
"jams",
"jam-ups",
"logjams",
"snarls",
"tailbacks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tangles",
"gridlocks",
"locks",
"congestions",
"traffic",
"crawls",
"delays",
"slowdowns",
"stoppages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{
"examples":[
"in a tie-up with the film studio, the toy company is producing a whole line of figures featuring characters from the animated movie"
],
"synonyms":[
"affiliations",
"alliances",
"associations",
"collaborations",
"confederations",
"connections",
"cooperations",
"hookups",
"liaisons",
"linkups",
"partnerships",
"relations",
"relationships",
"unions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"businesses",
"dealings",
"interactions",
"exchanges",
"interconnections",
"interrelations",
"mutualisms",
"reciprocities",
"symbioses",
"incorporations",
"integrations",
"mergers",
"unifications",
"affinities",
"attachments",
"intimacies",
"rapports",
"sympathies",
"kinships",
"solidarities",
"unities",
"colleagueships",
"companies",
"companionships",
"fellowships",
"beds",
"cahoots",
"leagues"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breakups",
"dissolutions",
"disunions",
"divisions",
"partings",
"separations",
"severances",
"splits",
"alienations",
"divorces",
"estrangements"
],
"antonyms":[
"disaffiliations",
"dissociations"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ties up":{
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"examples":[
"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway"
],
"synonyms":[
"clogs",
"cramps",
"embarrasses",
"encumbers",
"fetters",
"hampers",
"handcuffs",
"handicaps",
"hinders",
"hobbles",
"hog-ties",
"holds back",
"holds up",
"impedes",
"inhibits",
"interferes (with)",
"manacles",
"obstructs",
"shackles",
"short-circuits",
"stymies",
"trammels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balks",
"checks",
"constrains",
"curbs",
"reins",
"restrains",
"binds",
"chains",
"halters",
"leashes",
"tethers",
"ties",
"arrests",
"brakes",
"delays",
"retains",
"retards",
"barricades",
"blockades",
"blocks",
"roadblocks",
"bogs (down)",
"mires",
"chokes",
"smothers",
"stifles",
"strangles",
"suffocates",
"baffles",
"foils",
"frustrates",
"stumps",
"thwarts",
"derails",
"disrupts",
"sabotages",
"muzzles",
"represses",
"suppresses",
"confines",
"hedges (in)",
"hems (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clears",
"makes way",
"opens",
"unclogs",
"unplugs",
"unstops",
"frees",
"liberates",
"releases",
"unties",
"loosens",
"smooths",
"smoothes",
"encourages",
"furthers",
"promotes"
],
"antonyms":[
"aids",
"assists",
"facilitates",
"helps"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tier":{
"one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{
"examples":[
"the bottom tier of entrants"
],
"synonyms":[
"bracket",
"category",
"class",
"classification",
"division",
"family",
"genus",
"grade",
"group",
"kind",
"league",
"order",
"rank(s)",
"rubric",
"set",
"species",
"type"
],
"near synonyms":[
"description",
"feather",
"ilk",
"kidney",
"like",
"manner",
"nature",
"sort",
"branch",
"section",
"speciality",
"specialty",
"subclass",
"subdivision",
"subgroup",
"subspecies",
"variety",
"breed",
"race",
"generation",
"heading",
"label",
"title"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tie into":{
"to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{
"examples":[
"Jackie was horribly embarrassed when her mother tied into her in a crowded restaurant."
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"assail",
"attack",
"bash",
"belabor",
"blast",
"castigate",
"excoriate",
"jump (on)",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"potshot",
"savage",
"scathe",
"slam",
"trash",
"vituperate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berate",
"harangue",
"harass",
"harry",
"revile",
"scold",
"whip",
"blaspheme",
"curse",
"execrate",
"imprecate",
"profane",
"affront",
"insult",
"slur",
"asperse",
"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"blackguard",
"disparage",
"put down",
"libel",
"slander",
"traduce",
"vilify",
"chastise",
"chide",
"criticize",
"lace (into)",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"fulminate",
"lash (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"commend",
"compliment",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tieing the knot":{
"to take a spouse":{
"examples":[
"I was thinking of asking her out till I found out she just tied the knot ."
],
"synonyms":[
"marrying",
"wedding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coupling",
"mating",
"pairing off",
"remarrying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"divorcing",
"separating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tied (together)":{
"as in joined , lumped (together)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"grouped",
"joined",
"lumped (together)",
"compared",
"equated",
"likened",
"associated",
"connected",
"correlated",
"identified",
"linked",
"related"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contrasted",
"differentiated",
"discriminated",
"distinguished",
"separated",
"set off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ties the knot":{
"to take a spouse":{
"examples":[
"I was thinking of asking her out till I found out she just tied the knot ."
],
"synonyms":[
"marries",
"weds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"couples",
"mates",
"pairs off",
"remarries"
],
"near antonyms":[
"divorces",
"separates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"ties in":{
"as in connects , links":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"associates",
"connects",
"couples",
"interrelates",
"links",
"affects",
"concerns",
"interests",
"involves",
"touches",
"deals (with)",
"treats",
"appertains",
"applies",
"bears",
"pertains",
"refers",
"relates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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},
"tied in":{
"as in connected , linked":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"associated",
"connected",
"coupled",
"interrelated",
"linked",
"affected",
"concerned",
"interested",
"involved",
"touched",
"dealt (with)",
"treated",
"appertained",
"applied",
"bore",
"pertained",
"referred",
"related"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}