tie up

tie  (t)

v. tied, ty·ing (tng), ties

v.tr.

1. To fasten or secure with or as if with a cord, rope, or strap: tied the kite to a post; tie up a bundle.

2. To fasten by drawing together the parts or sides and knotting with strings or laces: tied her shoes.

3.

a. To make by fastening ends or parts: tie a knot.

b. To put a knot or bow in: tie a neck scarf.

4. To confine or restrict as if with cord: duties that tied him to the office.

5. To bring together in relationship; connect or unite: friends who were tied by common interests; people who are tied by blood or marriage.

6.

a. To equal (an opponent or an opponent's score) in a contest.

b. To equal an opponent's score in (a contest): tied the game with minutes remaining.

7. Music To join (notes) by a tie.

v.intr.

1. To be fastened or attached: The apron ties at the back.

2. To achieve equal scores in a contest.

n.

1. A cord, string, or other means by which something is tied.

2. Something that connects or unites; a link: a blood tie; marital ties.

3. A necktie.

4. A beam or rod that joins parts and gives support.

5. One of the beams, usually made of wood, that are laid across a railroad bed to secure the rails.

6.

a. An equality of scores, votes, or performance in a contest: The election ended in a tie.

b. A contest so resulting; a draw.

7. Music A curved line above or below two notes of the same pitch, indicating that the tone is to be sustained for their combined duration.

Phrasal Verbs:

tie in

To bring into or have a close or effective relation; connect or coordinate: two events that do not tie in; tying the movie promotion in with the book sales.

tie into

To attack energetically.

tie up

1. Nautical To secure or be secured to a shore or pier; dock.

2. To impede the progress of; block: The accident tied up traffic.

3. To keep occupied; engage: She was tied up in a meeting all morning. The phone was tied up for an hour.

4. To place (funds) so as to make inaccessible for other uses: tied up her cash in long-term investments.

Idioms:

tie one on Slang

To become intoxicated; go on a drinking spree.

tie the knot Slang

1. To get married.

2. To perform a marriage ceremony.

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[Middle English tien, from Old English tgan; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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tie up

vb (adverb)

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

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to moor (a vessel)

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

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

5. to come or bring to a complete standstill

6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (tr) to invest or commit (funds, etc.) and so make unavailable for other uses

7. (Business / Commerce) (tr) to subject (property) to conditions that prevent sale, alienation, or other action

n tie-up

1. a link or connection

2. Chiefly US and Canadian a standstill

3. Chiefly US and Canadian an informal term for traffic jam

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	tie up - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" tie down, truss, bind chain up - tie up with chains; "chain up the prisoners" faggot up, fagot, faggot - bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" faggot, fagot - fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them hog-tie - tie together somebody's limbs; "The prisoner was hog-tied" restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
	2.	tie up - invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments" invest, commit, put, place - make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
	3.	tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred" obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
	4.	tie up - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat" moor, berth wharf - moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
	5.	tie up - finish the last row bind off knitting, knitwork, knit - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"

Translations

? tie up

vi

now it all ties up → jetzt passt alles zusammen; it all ties up with his marital problems → das hängt alles mit seinen Eheproblemen zusammen

(Naut) → festmachen

vt sep

parcel → verschnüren; shoelaces → binden

boat → festmachen; animal → festbinden, anbinden (→ to an +dat); prisoner, hands etc → fesseln

(= settle) deal, arrangements etc → unter Dach und Fach bringen ? loose

(Fin) capital → (fest) anlegen, festlegen

(= link) to be tied up with something → mit etw zusammenhängen; are you still tied up with that firm? → haben Sie noch Verbindungen zu der Firma?

(= keep busy) → beschäftigen; machines → auslasten; he’s tied up all tomorrow → er ist morgen den ganzen Tag belegt or beschäftigt; he’s tied up with the manager at the moment → er hat momentan beim Betriebsleiter zu tun

(= obstruct, hinder) production etc → stilllegen

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