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Tie Up| Verb | 1. | tie up - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed"chain up - tie up with chains; "chain up the prisoners" faggot, fagot - fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them hog-tie - tie together somebody's feet; "The prisoner was hog-tied" restrain, hold, confine - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" | | | 2. | tie up - invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments" | | | 3. | tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred" | | | 4. | tie up - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"wharf - moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" | | | 5. | tie up - finish the last rowknitting, knitwork, knit - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" | |
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