tie-up

[ tahy-uhp ]

/ ˈtaɪˌʌp /

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noun

a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.

the act or state of tying up or the state of being tied up.

an involvement, connection, or entanglement: the tie-up between the two companies; his tie-up with the crime syndicate.

a mooring place; place where a boat may be tied up.

a cow barn with stalls.

a stall allotted to each cow in such a barn.

Origin of tie-up

First recorded in 1705–15; noun use of verb phrase tie up

Words nearby tie-up

tie tack, Tietê, tie the knot, tie, tied, Tietze's syndrome, tie-up, tiff, Tiffanie, tiffany, Tiffany glass, Tiffany setting

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Example sentences from the Web for tie-up

Buckling down to tie-up loose ends is key to lightening your mental load.
The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|October 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
By eight o'clock it was clear that the tie-up would be only partial.
A Poor Wise Man|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Accordingly, the National Committee left no stone unturned to complete the tie-up, already 75 per cent.
The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons|William Z. Foster
Each one had her own little book that hung from its nail on a beam of the tie-up behind her stall.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's|Charles Asbury Stephens

He might have missed the car he should have taken, or there might be a tie-up somewhere along the line.
Mary Ware in Texas|Annie F. Johnston
The tie-up would have been so complete and enduring that a settlement would have been compulsory.
The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons|William Z. Foster

British Dictionary definitions for tie-up

tie up

verb (adverb)

(tr) to attach or bind securely with or as if with string, rope, etc

to moor (a vessel)

(tr; often passive) to engage the attentions ofhe's tied up at the moment and can't see you

(tr; often passive) to conclude (the organization of something)the plans for the trip were tied up well in advance

to come or bring to a complete standstill

(tr) to invest or commit (funds, etc) and so make unavailable for other uses

(tr) to subject (property) to conditions that prevent sale, alienation, or other action

noun tie-up

a link or connection

mainly US and Canadian a standstill

mainly US and Canadian an informal term for traffic jam

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with tie-up

tie up

Fasten securely; also, moor a ship. For example, Can you help me tie up these bundles? or The forecast was terrible, so we decided to tie up at the dock and wait out the storm. The first usage dates from the early 1500s, the nautical usage from the mid-1800s.

Impede the progress of, block, as in The accident tied up traffic for hours. [Late 1500s]

Keep occupied, engage, as in She was tied up in a meeting all morning. [Late 1800s]

Make funds or property inaccessible for other uses, as in Her cash is tied up in government bonds. [Early 1800s]

单词	tie-up
释义	tie-up [ tahy-uhp ] / ˈtaɪˌʌp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tie-up ON THESAURUS.COM noun a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident. the act or state of tying up or the state of being tied up. an involvement, connection, or entanglement: the tie-up between the two companies; his tie-up with the crime syndicate. a mooring place; place where a boat may be tied up. a cow barn with stalls. a stall allotted to each cow in such a barn. Origin of tie-up First recorded in 1705–15; noun use of verb phrase tie up Words nearby tie-up tie tack, Tietê, tie the knot, tie, tied, Tietze's syndrome, tie-up, tiff, Tiffanie, tiffany, Tiffany glass, Tiffany setting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tie-up Buckling down to tie-up loose ends is key to lightening your mental load. The Stars Predict Your Week\|Starsky + Cox\|October 9, 2011\|DAILY BEAST By eight o'clock it was clear that the tie-up would be only partial. A Poor Wise Man\|Mary Roberts Rinehart Accordingly, the National Committee left no stone unturned to complete the tie-up, already 75 per cent. The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons\|William Z. Foster Each one had her own little book that hung from its nail on a beam of the tie-up behind her stall. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's\|Charles Asbury Stephens He might have missed the car he should have taken, or there might be a tie-up somewhere along the line. Mary Ware in Texas\|Annie F. Johnston The tie-up would have been so complete and enduring that a settlement would have been compulsory. The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons\|William Z. Foster British Dictionary definitions for tie-up tie up verb (adverb) (tr) to attach or bind securely with or as if with string, rope, etc to moor (a vessel) (tr; often passive) to engage the attentions ofhe's tied up at the moment and can't see you (tr; often passive) to conclude (the organization of something)the plans for the trip were tied up well in advance to come or bring to a complete standstill (tr) to invest or commit (funds, etc) and so make unavailable for other uses (tr) to subject (property) to conditions that prevent sale, alienation, or other action noun tie-up a link or connection mainly US and Canadian a standstill mainly US and Canadian an informal term for traffic jam Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with tie-up tie up 1 Fasten securely; also, moor a ship. For example, Can you help me tie up these bundles? or The forecast was terrible, so we decided to tie up at the dock and wait out the storm. The first usage dates from the early 1500s, the nautical usage from the mid-1800s. 2 Impede the progress of, block, as in The accident tied up traffic for hours. [Late 1500s] 3 Keep occupied, engage, as in She was tied up in a meeting all morning. [Late 1800s] 4 Make funds or property inaccessible for other uses, as in Her cash is tied up in government bonds. [Early 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to tie-up closure, interruption, layoff, gridlock, shutdown, down, standstill, obstruction, blockage, discontinuance, occlusion, downtime, deduction, arrest, jam, abeyance, hindrance, stopping, close, immobilization
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