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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 > |