tie up

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verb

1. secure with or as if with ropes (Freq. 3)
- tie down the prisoners
- tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
• Syn:
tie down, bind, truss
• Derivationally related forms:
bindable (for: bind)
• Hypernyms:
restrain, confine, hold
• Hyponyms:
chain up, faggot, fagot, faggot up, hog-tie
• Entailment:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to tie up the prisoners
2. invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
- All my money is tied up in long-term investments
• Hypernyms:
invest, put, commit, place
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. restrain from moving or operating normally
- Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred
• Derivationally related forms:
tie-up
• Hypernyms:
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam,
block, close up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. finish the last row
• Syn:
bind off
• Topics:
knit, knitting, knitwork
• Hypernyms:
tie, bind
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. secure in or as if in a berth or dock
- tie up the boat
• Syn:
moor, berth
• Derivationally related forms:
berth (for: berth), mooring (for: moor)
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Hyponyms:
wharf
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something