What is the meaning of tie up?

verb

  • Secure with or as if with ropes.
    • usage: "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
  • Invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes.
    • usage: "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"
  • Restrain from moving or operating normally.
    • usage: "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"
  • Secure in or as if in a berth or dock.
    • usage: "tie up the boat"
  • Finish the last row.
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