tie up
• bind someone so that they cannot move or escape.
• "robbers tied her up and ransacked her home"
Similar:
bind,
tie,
tether,
hitch,
strap,
truss,
fetter,
rope,
chain,
make fast,
moor,
lash,
attach,
fasten,
fix,
secure,
join,
connect,
link,
• occupy someone to the exclusion of any other activity.
• "she would be tied up at the meeting all day"
• bring something to a satisfactory conclusion; settle.
• "he said he had a business deal to tie up"
Similar:
finalize,
conclude,
bring to a conclusion,
wind up,
wrap up,
complete,
finish off,
seal,
set the seal on,
settle,
secure,
clinch,
tie-up
noun
• a link or connection, especially one between commercial companies.
• "marketing tie-ups"
Similar:
link,
link-up,
association,
relationship,
liaison,
deal,
bargain,
contract,
(business) arrangement,
covenant,
accommodation,
understanding,
settlement,
protocol,
accord,
entente,
compact,
bond,
alliance,
coalition,
federation,
axis,
trust,
• a building where cattle are tied up for the night.
• "Holsteins in a tie-up"
• a traffic hold-up.
• "tie-ups extending for 30 miles"
