Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
kept occupied or engaged;
- Example: "she's tied up at the moment and can't see you"- Example: "the phone was tied up for almost an hour"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tied up
adj 1: kept occupied or engaged; "she's tied up at the moment
and can't see you"; "the phone was tied up for almost an
hour"