The difference between Do up and Tie
When used as verbs, do up means to fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.), whereas tie means to twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
Tie is also noun with the meaning: a knot.
check bellow for the other definitions of Do up and Tie
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Do up as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):
To fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.)
Examples:
"I can't do up my shirt. The button is missing."
"Help me do up this zipper."
"You hold it in place while I do up the nut."
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Do up as a verb (transitive, idiomatic, colloquial):
To redecorate (a room, etc.).
Examples:
"I'm going to do up the living room next."
"They've done up the house so that they can sell it more easily."
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Do up as a verb (transitive, idiomatic, informal):
To execute a task or performance.
Examples:
"This time I'm going to do it up right."
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Do up as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):
To pack together and envelop; to pack up.
Examples:
"I did up the parcel with string and took it to the post office."
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Do up as a verb (transitive, dated):
To accomplish thoroughly.
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Do up as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To starch and iron.
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Do up as a verb (slang):
To beat up; to physically assault.
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Tie as a noun:
A knot; a fastening.
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Tie as a noun:
A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
Examples:
"rfquotek Young"
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Tie as a noun:
A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
Examples:
"synonyms: necktie"
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Tie as a noun:
The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
Examples:
"synonyms: draw"
"It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score."
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Tie as a noun:
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.
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Tie as a noun:
A strong connection between people or groups of people.
Examples:
"synonyms: bond"
"the sacred ties of friendship or of duty"
"the ties of allegiance"
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Tie as a noun (construction):
A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
Examples:
"'Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes."
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Tie as a noun (rail transport, US):
A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
Examples:
"synonyms: sleeper q1=British"
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Tie as a noun (cricket):
The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
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Tie as a noun (sports, British):
A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
Examples:
"The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957."
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Tie as a noun (music):
A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.
Examples:
"coordinate terms slur"
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Tie as a noun (statistics):
One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
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Tie as a noun (surveying):
A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
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Tie as a noun (graph theory):
A connection between two vertices.
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Tie as a verb (transitive):
To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
Examples:
"'Tie this rope in a knot for me, please."
"'Tie the rope to this tree."
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Tie as a verb (transitive):
To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
Examples:
"'Tie a knot in this rope for me, please."
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Tie as a verb (transitive):
To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
Examples:
"'Tie him to the tree."
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Tie as a verb (transitive):
To secure (something) by string or the like.
Examples:
"'Tie your shoes."
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Tie as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive):
To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
Examples:
"They tied for third place."
"They tied the game."
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Tie as a verb (US, transitive):
To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
Examples:
"He tied me for third place."
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Tie as a verb (music):
To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.