Tie-in (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fastener that serves to join or connect
Example:
the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)