Tie

noun

1. A knot; a fastening.
2. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
3. A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
4. The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.

   "It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score."

5. A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.