Cable and Tie

Cable

Cable noun - A length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things.

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Tie and cable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tie" instead the word "Cable" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: cabled, cabling, cablegram

Tie noun - A situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other.

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Cable and tie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cable" instead the word "Tie" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: tied

fancy	fancy cable	fancy tie
common	common cable	common tie
short	short cable	short tie
real	real cable	real tie
Other adjectives: large, big, loose, evil, thin, new, different, previous.

Similar to the industrial cable example above: nylon mooring lines (the ropes used to tie ships to a pier) are extremely dangerous if pulled too tight.

Source: Razor Floss
The Mastermind's Cable Guy skill, which lets you tie civilians faster and acing the skill lets you carry more cable ties.

Source: Video Game / PAYDAY 2
The Cable Guy skill gave the player 10 cable ties when aced, which lead to people effortlessly stealthing heists since one person with the skill could tie up most of the hostages and if another player had the skill, then the group could tie down everyone.

Source: Obvious Rule Patch / Video Games

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