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Overview of verb tie_up

The verb tie up has 5 senses


  • tie down, tie up, bind, truss -- (secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed")

  • tie up -- (invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments")

  • tie up -- (restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred")

  • moor, berth, tie up -- (secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat")

  • tie up, bind off -- (finish the last row)


Overview of adj tied_up

The adj tied up has 1 sense


  • tied up -- (kept occupied or engaged; "she's tied up at the moment and can't see you"; "the phone was tied up for almost an hour")