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ties up

ties up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tie up.

Meaning of tie up

Verb

tie up (third-person singular simple present ties up, present participle tying up, simple past and past participle tied up)

  1. To secure with rope, string, etc.
    • Don't forget to tie up your hair before you bake.
  2. (idiomatic) To occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.
    • He has been tying up the phone lines for hours now.
  3. (idiomatic) To complete, finish, or resolve.
    • I'd like to tie up the project before I leave.
  4. To immobilize a capital: make a capital investment that makes that capital unavailable.
    • Don't tie up your capital in aging accounts.

Questions about ties up

What is ties up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ties up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tie up.

Words near ties up in the dictionary

  1. ties someone's hands
  2. ties someone's tubes
  3. ties that bind
  4. ties the knot
  5. ties to
  6. ties up
  7. ties up loose ends
  8. Tieshangang
  9. tietack
  10. tietacks
  11. Tietjen

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