"tie up" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

entail: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached

is a type of: confine, constrain, hold, restrain - to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
subtypes:
- chain up - tie up with chains
- faggot, faggot up, fagot - bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot
- faggot, fagot - fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them
- hog-tie - tie together somebody's limbs
same as: bind, tie down, truss
is a type of: commit, invest, place, put - make an investment
is a type of: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude - block passage through
is a type of: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached

subtypes: wharf - moor at a wharf

same as: berth, moor
referred to in: knit, knitting, knitwork - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

is a type of: bind, tie - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

same as: bind off