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1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A tied cottage or house belongs to a farmer or other employer and is rented to someone who works for him or her. [BRIT ] □  He lives with his family in a tied cottage in Hamsey.

2 → see also tie

tie d u p ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If someone or something is tied up , they are busy or being used, with the result that they are not available for anything else. [INFORMAL ] □ [+ with ] He's tied up with his new book. He's working hard, you know. [Also + in ]

tie -dye (tie-dyes , tie-dyeing , tie-dyed )

1 VERB [usu passive] If a piece of cloth or a garment is tie-dyed , it is tied in knots and then put into dye, so that some parts become more deeply coloured than others. □ [be V -ed] He wore a T-shirt that had been tie-dyed in bright colours. □ [V -ed] I bought a great tie-dyed silk scarf.

2 N‑VAR [usu N n] A tie-dye is a garment or piece of cloth that has been tie-dyed. □  They wore tie-dyes and ponchos. □  …a hideous tie-dye shirt.

tie -pin (tie-pins ) also tiepin N‑COUNT A tie-pin is a thin narrow object with a pin on it which is used to pin a person's tie to their shirt.

tier /t I ə ^r / (tiers )

1 N‑COUNT A tier is a row or layer of something that has other layers above or below it. □ [+ of ] …the auditorium with the tiers of seats around and above it. ● COMB Tier is also a combining form. □  …a three-tier wedding cake.

2 N‑COUNT A tier is a level in an organization or system. □ [+ of ] Islanders have campaigned for the abolition of one of the three tiers of municipal power. ● COMB Tier is also a combining form. □  …the possibility of a two-tier system of universities.

tie -up (tie-ups )

1 N‑COUNT A tie-up or a traffic tie-up is a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic, or because the road is blocked by something. [AM ] □  In some cities this morning, there were traffic tie-ups up to 40 miles long. in BRIT, use traffic jam 2 N‑COUNT A tie-up between two organizations is a business connection that has been arranged between them. □ [+ between ] …tie-ups between big media companies and telecommunications operators. [Also + with ]

tiff /t I f/ (tiffs ) N‑COUNT A tiff is a small unimportant quarrel, especially between two close friends or between people in a romantic relationship.

ti|ger /ta I gə ^r / (tigers )

1 N‑COUNT A tiger is a large fierce animal belonging to the cat family. Tigers are orange with black stripes.

2 → see also paper tiger

tight ◆◇◇ /ta I t/ (tighter , tightest )

1 ADJ Tight clothes or shoes are rather small and fit closely to your body. □  His jeans were too tight. ●  tight|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  He buttoned his collar tightly round his thick neck.

2 ADV [ADV after v] If you hold someone or something tight , you hold them firmly and securely. □  She just fell into my arms, clutching me tight for a moment. □  Hold on tight! ● ADJ [usu ADJ n] Tight is also an adjective. □  As he and Henrietta passed through the gate he kept a tight hold of her arm. ●  tight|ly ADV [ADV after v] □  She climbed back into bed and wrapped her arms tightly round her body.

3 ADJ Tight controls or rules are very strict. □  The measures include tight control of media coverage. □  Security is tight this week at the polling sites. ●  tight|ly ADV [ADV after v, ADV -ed] □  The internal media was tightly controlled by the government during the war.