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tie-up
[tahy-uhp] 
–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. | a cow barn with stalls. |
| 6. | a stall allotted to each cow in such a barn. |
Origin:
1705–15; n. use of v. phrase tie up
1705–15; n. use of v. phrase tie up
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| tie-up (tī'ŭp') n. A temporary immobilization, as of traffic, work, or mechanical operation. |
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