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Meaning of "tie-break" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TIE-BREAK

tie-break  [ˈtaɪˌbreɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIE-BREAK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tie-Break is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TIE-BREAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tiebreaker

In games and sports, a tiebreaker or tiebreak is used to determine a winner from among players or teams that are tied at the end of a contest, or a set of contests.

Definition of tie-break in the English dictionary

The definition of tie-break in the dictionary is a method of deciding quickly the result of a set drawn at six-all, usually involving the playing of one deciding game for the best of twelve points in which the service changes after odd-numbered points. Other definition of tie-break is any contest or game played to decide a winner when contestants have tied scores.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIE-BREAK


backbreaker
ˈbækˌbreɪkə
ballbreaker
ˈbɔːlˌbreɪkə
breaker
ˈbreɪkə
dealbreaker
ˈdiːlˌbreɪkə
gamebreaker
ˈɡeɪmˌbreɪkə
groundbreaker
ˈɡraʊndˌbreɪkə
heartbreaker
ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkə
horse-breaker
ˈhɔːsˌbreɪkə
housebreaker
ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkə
icebreaker
ˈaɪsˌbreɪkə
jailbreaker
ˈdʒeɪlˌbreɪkə
jawbreaker
ˈdʒɔːˌbreɪkə
lawbreaker
ˈlɔːˌbreɪkə
middlebreaker
ˈmɪdəlˌbreɪkə
shopbreaker
ˈʃɒpˌbreɪkə
stonebreaker
ˈstəʊnˌbreɪkə
strikebreaker
ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkə
tie-breaker
ˈtaɪˌbreɪkə
trailbreaker
ˈtreɪlbreɪkə
Windbreaker
ˈwɪndbreɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIE-BREAK

tie clip
tie in
tie line
tie rod
tie someone in knots
tie tack
tie the knot
tie up
tie-and-dye
tie-breaker
tie-clip microphone
tie-dye
tie-dyed
tie-dyeing
tie-in
tie-on
tie-on label
tie-rod
tie-tack
tie-up

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIE-BREAK

break
career break
city break
coffee break
daybreak
firebreak
freak
heartbreak
jailbreak
leg break
lucky break
lunch break
make or break
make-or-break
mini-break
newsbreak
outbreak
price break
service break
tax break
tea break

Synonyms and antonyms of tie-break in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tie-break» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIE-BREAK

Find out the translation of tie-break to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tie-break from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tie-break» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抢七
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tie-break
570 millions of speakers

English

tie-break
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टाई ब्रेक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كسر التعادل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тай-брейк
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tie-break
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টাই-ব্রেক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tie-break
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tie-break
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tie-Break
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タイブレーク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타이 브레이크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dasi-break
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tie-break
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமநிலை உடைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टाय ब्रेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mola, tenis terimi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tie-break
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tie-break
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тай - брейк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tie-break
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tie - break
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tie-break
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tie - break
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tie -break
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tie-break

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIE-BREAK»

The term «tie-break» is regularly used and occupies the 65.426 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIE-BREAK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tie-break» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tie-break» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tie-break

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIE-BREAK»

Discover the use of tie-break in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tie-break and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tie-Break!: Justine Henin-Hardenne, Tragedy and Triumph
A gritty girl with a gruesome family history, Justine Henin-Hardenne is no ordinary tennis star.
Mark Ryan, 2004
2
Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms for Knowledge ...
Since we use the single winner-based method without random tie break to evaluate the accuracy of the rule set S in evolutionary rule selection as explained in Section 3.2, only a single rule is responsible for the classification of each training ...
Ashish Ghosh, Satchidananda Dehuri, Susmita Ghosh, 2008
3
Proceedings of the Seventh International Colloquium on ...
D.Bainov(Ed) OVSP1997 Application of Weighted Ranking Methods for Tie- Break Simulations Kunio Oshima", Ichiro Hofuku**, and Katsuhisa Horimoto* * Science University of Tokyo in Yamaguchi Onoda 756, Japan " Tokyo Metropolitan ...
Dimitŭr Baĭnov, 1997
4
Data Envelopment Analysis: Theory, Methodology and Applications
... CPU time.4 To see why degenerate pivots are pervasive with the second rule, suppose a variable A/ £ A' is basic at some iteration. Table 4-3. Degeneracy in DEA Models Tie-Break Rule 1 Tie-Break COMPUTATIONAL ASPECTS OF DEA 75.
Abraham Charnes, 1994
5
Private Capital Markets: Valuation, Capitalization, and ...
There are five possible ways to handle deadlocks regarding joint control of a company. In order of severity of the solution, they are: 1. Tie-break director. An independent “tie-break” director may be added to the board. Typically this director is ...
Robert T. Slee, 2011
6
Matheuristics: Hybridizing Metaheuristics and Mathematical ...
In view of the considerations above, in our implementation we used a different tie -break rule, also described in [30], that consists in ranking cost- equivalent solutions in lexicographical order. To be more specific, in case of cost ties we fathom ...
Vittorio Maniezzo, Thomas Stützle, Stefan Voß, 2009
7
The Roger Federer Story: Quest for Perfection
In the first-set tie-break, Federer quickly lost the first six points, only to lose 7-3. Rather than folding in the difficult conditions, Federer rallied and won the second set—only the second set he ever won from the American legend. When Federer ...
Rene Stauffer, 2007
8
Reverse English Dictionary: Based on Phonological and ...
... v,n streak v wreak // teak breik 'ti:-breik 'tai-breik v,n break n tea-break (also tie- breaker) n tie-break wmdbreik 'faiabreik ha:tbreik autbreik deibreik steik rAmp-' steik 'bi:fsteik n windbreak n firebreak n heartbreak n outbreak n daybreak n steak ...
Gustav Muthmann, 1999
9
Beginning iOS Game Development
... game is a tie"]; break; default: break; } // Show an alert with the results UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertViewalloc] ...
Patrick Alessi, 2011
10
NAGWS Tennis Guide
A tournament that has been authorized by the USTA or by a USTA Section to use VASSS No-Ad scoring may use the 9-point tie-break in any set played under No- Ad; it may change to the 12-point tie-break in its later rounds. No- Ad scoring is ...
National Association for Girls & Women in Sport, Virginia Overdorf, 1988

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIE-BREAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tie-break is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Djokovic wins first set tie-break against Gasquet
The Serbian clinched the tie-break 7-2 after both men broke early on in an absorbing opening set. Defending champion Djokovic is hoping to complete a hat-tick ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
2
Explaining tie-break procedure between Celtics and Heat
Robert Kraft's scorched-earth strike on the NFL will have a far-reaching impact on his legacy and his relationship with other owners. 1 of 6; MORE ... «Comcast SportsNet New England, Mar 15»
3
Australian Open: Andy Murray wins tie-break to level final
Australian Open: Andy Murray wins tie-break to level final. Use accessible player and disable flyout menus. Andy Murray wins tie-break to level final. Please turn ... «BBC Sport, Feb 15»
4
Djokovic: Tie-break the turning point in beating Verdasco
Staring at a potential one-set deficit, Novak Djokovic credited an hour-long tie-break as the turning point behind booking yet another fourth-round appearance at ... «Sportal.com.au, Jan 15»
5
Brazil World Cup 2014: Clarifying Group Tie-Break Scenarios and …
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is almost upon us as domestic football takes a backseat over the summer, handing the stage to the world's greatest footballing nations ... «Bleacher Report, May 14»
6
Longest tie-break recorded as Monaco's Benjamin Balleret beats …
"We haven't been able to find a tie-break that went longer than this," the International Tennis Federation said of the marathon tie-break which took place on ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 13»
7
Pospisil/Sock Take Atlanta Doubles Crown
Johnson and Querrey, playing in their first team final, forced a Match Tie-break against the Canadian-American pairing but eventually fell in 78 minutes. Pospisil ... «ATP World Tour, Aug 11»

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