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English verb: tie up | |||
| 1. | tie up (contact) secure with or as if with ropes | ||
| Samples | Tie down the prisoners. Tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed. | ||
| Examples | They want to tie up the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | bind, tie down, truss | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confine, hold, restrain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chain up, faggot, faggot, faggot up, fagot, fagot, hog-tie | ||
| Entail | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| 2. | tie up (possession) invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes | ||
| Samples | All my money is tied up in long-term investments. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commit, invest, place, put | ||
| 3. | tie up (contact) restrain from moving or operating normally | ||
| Samples | Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude | ||
| 4. | tie up (contact) secure in or as if in a berth or dock | ||
| Samples | Tie up the boat. | ||
| Synonyms | berth, moor | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | wharf | ||
| 5. | tie up (contact) finish the last row | ||
| Synonyms | bind off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bind, tie | ||
| Domain category | knit, knitting, knitwork | ||
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