Tied or tied is the past ( yesterday, or some time ago ) form of "tie", meaning to secure with a knot or bow--
We tied some balloons to the mailbox so our guests will be able to find the house.
I tied my shoelace in a knot, and I can't work it loose.
Tide or tide ( rhymes with tied ) means the cyclical movement of the oceans, measured by how far up the beach the water rises--
They waited for low tide to dig for clams.
When the tide is high, we'll leave to go fishing.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"We tied up the boat at high tide, and when the tide went out it keeled over."
Note--the ocean's tide may be in or out, low or high, and even "ebb" or "neap"--
We'll leave when the tide's in.
Is the tide in? No it's out.
Not to be confused with something that is "tied in"--
This product is tied in with that new TV show.
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