· secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
Synonym(s): tie_down, bind, truss
Hypernym(s): restrain, confine, hold, constrain
· invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"
Hypernym(s): invest, put, commit, place
· restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"
Hypernym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close_up
· secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure
· finish the last row
Synonym(s): bind_off