Tie-up (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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.
verb (adverb)
  1. to attach or bind securely with or as if with string, rope, etc
  2. to moor (a vessel)
  3. to engage the attentions of
  4. to conclude (the organization of something)
  5. to come or bring to a complete standstill
  6. to invest or commit (funds, etc) and so make unavailable for other uses
  7. to subject (property) to conditions that prevent sale, alienation, or other action
noun tie-up
  1. a link or connection
  2. a standstill
  3. mainly US and Canadian an informal term for traffic jam
Tie-up (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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