- affiliation, association, tie, tie-up - a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
--1 is a kind of relationship
- stand, standstill, tie-up - an interruption of normal activity
--2 is a kind of stop, halt
Derived form: verb tie up3
- tie down, tie up, bind, truss - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed"
--1 is one way to restrain, confine, hold
Sample sentence:
They want to tie up the prisoners
- tie up - invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"
--2 is one way to invest, put, commit, place
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"
--3 is one way to obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun tie-up2
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- moor, berth, tie up - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
--4 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- tie up, bind off - finish the last row
--5 is one way to tie, bind
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"