Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tying_up

1 sense of tying up

Sense 1
docking, moorage, dockage, tying up -- (the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes)
       => arrival -- (the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tie_up

5 senses of tie up

Sense 1
tie down, tie up, bind, truss -- (secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed")
       => restrain, confine, hold -- (to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom")

Sense 2
tie up -- (invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments")
       => invest, put, commit, place -- (make an investment; "Put money into bonds")

Sense 3
tie up -- (restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred")
       => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -- (block passage through; "obstruct the path")

Sense 4
moor, berth, tie up -- (secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat")
       => fasten, fix, secure -- (cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man")

Sense 5
tie up, bind off -- (finish the last row)
       => tie, bind -- (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair")