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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. secure with or as if with ropes;
- Example: "tie down the prisoners"
- Example: "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
[syn: tie down, tie up, bind, truss]

2. invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes;
- Example: "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"

3. restrain from moving or operating normally;
- Example: "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"

4. secure in or as if in a berth or dock;
- Example: "tie up the boat"
[syn: moor, berth, tie up]

5. finish the last row;
[syn: tie up, bind off]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tie up
    v 1: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners";
         "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling
         shed" [syn: tie down, tie up, bind, truss]
    2: invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my
       money is tied up in long-term investments"
    3: restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied
       up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"
    4: secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
       [syn: moor, berth, tie up]
    5: finish the last row [syn: tie up, bind off]