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tie-up
[tahy-uhp]
noun
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.
tie up
verb
(tr) to attach or bind securely with or as if with string, rope, etc
to moor (a vessel)
(tr; often passive) to engage the attentions of
he's tied up at the moment and can't see you
(tr; often passive) to conclude (the organization of something)
the plans for the trip were tied up well in advance
to come or bring to a complete standstill
(tr) to invest or commit (funds, etc) and so make unavailable for other uses
(tr) to subject (property) to conditions that prevent sale, alienation, or other action
noun
a link or connection
a standstill
an informal term for traffic jam
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tie-up1
Idioms and Phrases
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.
Impede the progress of, block, as in The accident tied up traffic for hours . [Late 1500s]
Keep occupied, engage, as in She was tied up in a meeting all morning . [Late 1800s]
Make funds or property inaccessible for other uses, as in Her cash is tied up in government bonds . [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
This tie-up brings together two of the most colourful and sometimes controversial figures in tech.
Negotiations between the two collapsed in February after the firms were unable to agree on a multi-billion-dollar tie-up.
In February, talks between Nissan and its larger rival Honda collapsed after the firms failed to agree on a multi-billion-dollar tie-up.
Allowing food and animal products to be traded more freely is being discussed, as is cooperation on energy with a possible tie-up between the UK and the EU's emission trading schemes.
The Lakers, though, couldn’t cleanly inbound the ball, and Atlanta forced a tie-up with Davis and got possession after the ball went out of bounds off James.
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