TIE UP


Meaning of TIE UP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1530

transitive verb

1. : to attach, fasten, or bind securely ; also : to wrap up and fasten

2.

a. : to connect closely : join

tie up the loose ends

b. : to cause to be linked so as to depend on or relate to something

3.

a. : to place or invest in such a manner as to make unavailable for other purposes

their money was tied up in stocks

b. : to restrain from normal movement, operation, or progress

traffic was tied up for miles

4.

a. : to keep busy

was tied up in conference all day

b. : to preempt the use of

tied up the phone for an hour

intransitive verb

1. : dock

the ferry ties up at the south slip

2. : to assume a definite relationship

this ties up with what I told you before

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.