tie up

Verb
  1. Secure with or as if with ropes (synset 201289516)
    "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
    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:
    same as: bind, tie down, truss
  2. Invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes (synset 202276768)
    "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"
    is a type of: commit, invest, place, put - make an investment
  3. Restrain from moving or operating normally (synset 201479644)
    "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"
    is a type of: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude - block passage through
  4. Secure in or as if in a berth or dock (synset 201308202)
    "tie up the boat"
    is a type of: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached
    subtypes: wharf - moor at a wharf
    same as: berth, moor
  5. Finish the last row (synset 201288641)
    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

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