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tie-up

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtaɪʌp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tī′up′)

ˈtie-ˌup, n. [countable]

a stopping or slowing of traffic, etc., due to an accident, storm, etc.

tie-up (tī′up′),USA pronunciation n.

a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
the act or state of tying up or the state of being tied up.
an involvement, connection, or entanglement:the tie-up between the two companies; his tie-up with the crime syndicate.
a mooring place;
place where a boat may be tied up.
a cow barn with stalls.
a stall allotted to each cow in such a barn.

noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase tie up 1705–15

'tie-up' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

constrict - ligate - religion - tie up - berth - bind - constringe - do - ligature - prestige - tape - tie - wharf - secure

Forum discussions with the word(s) "tie-up" in the title:

A word for linking back and "tie up" the story
Attach Vs Tie up?
Does not tie up to/add up to
hold/tie up
I have <a few loose ends> to tie up
I want to tie up my life with finance.
I won't tie up the mule in a horse's place," says the widow.
lace up / tie up
"string up" here (kill by hanging, or simply tie up?)
tie / tie up
Tie something up vs tie up something
tie up
tie up
tie up [baseball]
Tie up - using gerund.
tie up (noun)
tie up [capital]
tie up according to the cost and profit analysis
tie up financial strings
Tie up in pile
tie up my table
Tie up or fasten
Tie up some loose ends?
tie up the boat
tie up the line
Tie up vs Tie back (hair)
tie up/down
tie-up
tieing-up/a tie-up/tie-ups
to tie up a crackdown
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