tie up meaning
EN- VerbSGties upPRtying upPT, PPtied up
- To secure with rope, string, etc.
- At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.
- (idiomatic) To occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.
- He has been tying up the phone lines for hours now.
- (idiomatic) To complete, finish, or resolve.
- I'd like to tie up the project before I leave.
- To secure with rope, string, etc.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- He got tied up in traffic and arrived late to the meeting.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of tie up in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary