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(n) : an item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck, often under the collar of a shirt. See also bow tie, black tie; the situation in which one or more participants in a competition are placed equally. (Synonym: draw)

(v) : to twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely; to form (a knot or the like) by tying a string or the like