Meaning

noun the act of tying or binding things together

verb fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

verb finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

originFrom Middle English tiȝing, teing, from Old English *tīgung, tīging (“connection”), from Proto-Germanic *taugungō, from *taugijaną from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to tug, draw”). Equivalent to tie + -ing. Present participle from Old English tīgende, from tīgan, tīegan.

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