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TIE-IN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tie-in mean?
• TIE-IN (noun)
The noun TIE-IN has 1 sense:
1. a fastener that serves to join or connect
Familiarity information: TIE-IN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fastener that serves to join or connect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Context example:
the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
Hypernyms ("tie-in" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tie-in"):
bridge; nosepiece (the link between two lenses; rests on the nose)
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