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		tie-up \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 > |