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tied up

tied up adjective: occupied; busy. Also the simple past and past participle of tie up.

Adjective

tied up (not comparable)

  1. occupied; busy

Also used as

tied up is also the simple past and past participle of tie up.

Forms of tied up

alternative formtied-up

Questions about tied up

What does tied up mean?
Tied up means occupied; busy.
What part of speech is tied up?
Tied up is an adjective.

Words near tied up in the dictionary

  1. tied pubs
  2. tied someone's hands
  3. tied someone's tubes
  4. tied the knot
  5. tied to
  6. tied up
  7. tied up in knots
  8. tied up loose ends
  9. tied visa
  10. tied visas
  11. tied-up

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