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# necktie

«necktie» in Mova's school dictionary: **A long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck under a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a necktie, neckties)

### meaning for a pupil

A long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck under a shirt collar and tied in a knot at the front; a tie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necktie/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Mostly a North American and older word; in the UK and Australia people usually say «tie». School uniforms often include a tie. Phrases: tie a necktie, a striped necktie.

### examples

- Dad wore a red necktie to the wedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necktie/#x1)
- My school uniform has a blue necktie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necktie/#x2)
- Grandpa taught me to tie a necktie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necktie/#x3)
- He loosened his necktie after work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necktie/#x4)
- The shop sells neckties with funny patterns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necktie/#x5)
- The detective wore a crumpled necktie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necktie/#x6)

### note

Countable: neckties. Usual everyday word: «tie». A bow tie is a different kind. One word: necktie.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «necktie» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necktie/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.