Search Result:tied up
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")