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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- 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 up :invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
- All my money is tied up in long-term investments
- tie up :restrain from moving or operating normally
- Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred
- tie up :secure in or as if in a berth or dock
- tie up :finish the last row