ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: tie up
1. : something that is tied up or used in tying up: as
a. obsolete : tiewig
b. : tie 4a
c. : a mooring place for a boat
d. : a cow stable especially when forming an extension of a larger barn ; also : a space for a single cow in a stable
2. : the act or fact of tying up or the state of being tied up: as
a.
(1) : a suspension of traffic or business (as by a strike or lockout of employees or a breakdown of machinery)
(2) : enforced idleness of a train crew because of a rule or statutory provision on the maximum number of hours' work
b. : the tying up of harnesses in a plain or dobby loom
c. : a linking association : connection
the close brain-eye tie-up — Weston La Barre
political tie-up with gangsters