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    tie up
    [tie up]
    definition
    1. bind someone so that they cannot move or escape:
      "robbers tied her up and ransacked her home"
      • moor a boat:
        "they found two boats tied up alongside the wharf"
      • occupy someone to the exclusion of any other activity:
        "she would be tied up at the meeting all day"
      • invest or reserve capital so that it is not immediately available for use:
        "some investments require you to tie up money for months"
      • bring something to a satisfactory conclusion; settle:
        "he said he had a business deal to tie up"
    tie-up
    [ˈtīˌəp]
    noun
    tie-up (noun) · tie-ups (plural noun)
    1. a link or connection, especially one between commercial companies:
      "marketing tie-ups"
      • US ENGLISH
        a telecommunications link or network:
        "technology tie-ups"
    2. US ENGLISH
      a building where cattle are tied up for the night:
      "Holsteins in a tie-up"
      • a place for mooring a boat.
    3. US ENGLISH
      a traffic holdup:
      "tie-ups extending for 30 miles"
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    1. bind someone so that they cannot move or escape:
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