tie to

present singular third person ties to · participle present tying to · participle past tied to · past tied to

1. USarchaictransitiveTo rely on (someone).

   He's dependable enough that you can always tie to him.

2. figurativelytransitiveTo connect one thing to another; to prove that a connection exists between two things.

   His GPS records tie to the dead woman.

   1 more example

   That evidence ties him to the boathouse at the time of the murder.