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tie up

English

  1. 🔊 finish the last row
  2. 🔊 restrain from moving or operating normally
    “Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred”
  3. 🔊 invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
    “All my money is tied up in long-term investments”
  4. 🔊 secure with or as if with ropes
    “tie down the prisoners”
  5. 🔊 secure in or as if in a berth or dock
    “tie up the boat”

Similar words

bind off tie down bind truss moor berth anschluss act in concert act together addition affiliate affiliation afterthought agglomeration agglutination aggregation agreement alight alignment alliance ally amalgamate amalgamation anchor