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Definition of tied up. in English English dictionary

tie up
To secure with rope, string, etc

Don't forget to tie up your hair before you bake.

tie up
To occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay

He has been tying up the phone lines for hours now.

tie up
To complete, finish, or resolve

I'd like to tie up the project before I leave.

tie up
When you tie something up, you fasten string or rope round it so that it is firm or secure. He tied up the bag and took it outside
tie up
If someone ties another person up, they fasten ropes or chains around them so that they cannot move or escape. Masked robbers broke in, tied him up, and made off with $8,000 At about 5 a.m. they struck again in Fetcham, tying up a couple and ransacking their house
tie up
invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments
tie up
secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
tie up
finish the last row restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"
tie up
If you tie an animal up, you fasten it to a fixed object with a piece of rope so that it cannot run away. Would you go and tie your horse up please They dismounted, tied up their horses and gave them the grain they had brought. = tether
tie up
invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"
tie up
temporary pause; temporary slowdown; link; anchor; bind, fasten by tying
tie up
restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"
tie up
finish the last row
tie up
If you tie up an issue or problem, you deal with it in a way that gives definite conclusions or answers. Kingfisher confirmed that it hopes to tie up a deal within the next two weeks We could have tied the whole case up without getting you and Smith shot at. see also tied up, tie-up
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"
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"
tied up
bound, fastened by tying; busy, preoccupied
tied up
If someone or something is tied up, they are busy or being used, with the result that they are not available for anything else. He's tied up with his new book. He's working hard, you know
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