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noun
1.
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
2.
the act or state of tying up or the state of being tied up.
3.
an involvement, connection, or entanglement: the tie-up between the two companies; his tie-up with the crime syndicate.
4.
a mooring place; place where a boat may be tied up.
5.
EXPANDa cow barn with stalls.
6.
COLLAPSEa stall allotted to each cow in such a barn.
Origin:
1705–15; noun use of verb phrase tie up
1705–15; noun use of verb phrase tie up
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Tie up
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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verb (used with object)
1.
to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
2.
to draw together the parts of with a knotted string or the like: to tie a bundle tight.
3.
to fasten by tightening and knotting the string or strings of: to tie one's shoes.
4.
to draw or fasten together into a knot, as a cord: to tie one's shoelace.
5.
EXPANDto form by looping and interlacing, as a knot or bow.
6.
to fasten, join, or connect in any way.
7.
Angling. to design and make (an artificial fly).
8.
to bind or join closely or firmly: Great affection tied them.
9.
Informal. to unite in marriage.
10.
to confine, restrict, or limit: The weather tied him to the house.
11.
to bind or oblige, as to do something.
12.
to make the same score as; equal in a contest.
13.
COLLAPSEMusic. to connect (notes) by a tie.
verb (used without object)
14.
to make a tie, bond, or connection.
15.
to make or be the same score; be equal in a contest: The teams tied for first place in the league.
noun
Verb phrases16.
that with which anything is tied.
17.
a cord, string, or the like, used for tying, fastening, binding, or wrapping something.
18.
a necktie.
19.
a low shoe fastened with a lace.
20.
EXPANDa knot, especially an ornamental one; bow.
21.
anything that fastens, secures, or unites.
22.
a bond or connection, as of affection, kinship, mutual interest, or between two or more people, groups, nations, or the like: family ties; the ties between Britain and the U.S.
23.
a state of equality in the result of a contest, as in points scored, votes obtained, etc., among competitors: The game ended in a tie.
24.
a match or contest in which this occurs.
25.
any of various structural members, as beams or rods, for keeping two objects, as rafters or the haunches of an arch, from spreading or separating.
26.
27.
Also called, especially British, sleeper. Railroads. any of a number of closely spaced transverse beams, usually of wood, for holding the rails forming a track at the proper distance from each other and for transmitting train loads to the ballast and roadbed.
28.
bride2 (def. 1).
29.
COLLAPSESurveying. a measurement made to determine the position of a survey station with respect to a reference mark or other isolated point.
30.
tie down, to limit one's activities; confine; curtail: He finds that a desk job ties him down.
31.
tie in,
a.
to connect or be connected; be consistent: His story ties in with the facts.
b.
Surveying. to establish the position of (a point not part of a survey control).
c.
to make a tie-in, especially in advertising or a sale: The paperback book is tied in with the movie of the same title.
32.
tie off, to tie a cord or suture around (a vein, blood vessel, or the like) so as to stop the flow within.
33.
Idiomstie up,
a.
to fasten securely by tying.
b.
to wrap; bind.
c.
to hinder; impede.
d.
to bring to a stop; make inactive.
e.
to invest or place (money) in such a way as to render unavailable for other uses.
f.
to place (property) under such conditions or restrictions as to prevent sale or alienation.
g.
to moor a ship.
h.
to engage or occupy completely: I can't see you now, I'm all tied up.
34.
tie one on, Slang. to get drunk: Charlie sure tied one on last night!
35.
tie the knot. knot1 (def. 18).
Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English te(i)gh cord, rope, Old English tēagh, tēgh, cognate with Old Norse taug rope; (v.) Middle English tien, Old English tīgan, derivative of the noun; compare Old Norse teygja to draw. See tug, tow1
before 900; (noun) Middle English te(i)gh cord, rope, Old English tēagh, tēgh, cognate with Old Norse taug rope; (v.) Middle English tien, Old English tīgan, derivative of the noun; compare Old Norse teygja to draw. See tug, tow1
Related forms
re·tie, verb (used with object), re·tied, re·ty·ing.
un·der·tie, noun
un·der·tie, verb (used with object), un·der·tied, un·der·ty·ing.
well-tied, adjective
Synonyms
6. unite, link, knit, yoke, lock. 11. obligate, constrain. 17. rope, band, ligature. 18. cravat. 22. See bond.
6. unite, link, knit, yoke, lock. 11. obligate, constrain. 17. rope, band, ligature. 18. cravat. 22. See bond.
Antonyms
1. loose, loosen.
1. loose, loosen.
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| tie up | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to attach or bind securely with or as if with string, rope, etc |
| 2. | 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. | (tr) to invest or commit (funds, etc) and so make unavailable for other uses |
| 7. | (tr) to subject (property) to conditions that prevent sale, alienation, or other action |
| —n | |
| 8. | a link or connection |
| 9. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) a standstill |
| 10. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) an informal term for traffic jam |
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Word Origin & History
tie
"that with which anything is tied," O.E. teag, from P.Gmc. *taugo (cf. O.N. taug "tie," tygill "string"), from PIE *deuk- "to pull, to lead" (cf. O.E. teon "to draw, pull, drag;" see duke). Fig. sense is recorded from 1555. Meaning "equality between competitors" is first found
EXPAND1680, from notion of a connecting link (tie-breaker is recorded from 1961). Sense of "necktie, cravat" first recorded 1761. The railway sense of "transverse sleeper" is from 1857, Amer.Eng. The verb is from O.E. tigan, tiegan. In the noun sense of "connection," tie-in dates from 1934. Tie-dye first attested 1904. Tie one on "get drunk" is recorded from 1951.
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Idioms & Phrases
tie up
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Fasten securely; also, moor a ship. For example, Can you help me tie up these bundles? or The forecast was terrible, so we decided to tie up at the dock and wait out the storm. The first usage dates from the early 1500s, the nautical usage from the mid-1800s.
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Impede the progress of, block, as in The accident tied up traffic for hours. [Late 1500s]
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Keep occupied, engage, as in She was tied up in a meeting all morning. [Late 1800s]
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Make funds or property inaccessible for other uses, as in Her cash is tied up in government bonds. [Early 1800s]
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