a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
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TIE
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"
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"
unite musical notes by a tie
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies"