What is the meaning of the word "tie"?

Definitions:

a cord, string, ribbon, wire etc. with which something is tied noun
- We needed a tie for the packages.
a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating noun
- I nailed the rafters together with a tie beam.
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord verb
- They tied their victim to the chair
finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. verb
- The teams drew a tie
form a knot or bow in verb
- tie a necktie
limit or restrict to verb
- I am tied to UNIX
make by tying pieces together verb
- The fishermen tied their flies
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn under a collar and tied in knot at the front noun
- I stood in front of the mirror tightening my necktie.
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track noun
- the British call a railroad tie a sleeper