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tie up
verb
1 tie up
Secure with or as if with ropes:
— Tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed.
synonyms: bind, tie down, truss.
Roget 751:
restrain,
check;
put under restraint,
lay under restraint;
enthral,
enthrall,
inthral†,
inthrall†,
bethral†,
bethrall†;
restrict;
debar
etc.
(hinder)
706;
constrain;
coerce
etc.
(compel)
744;
curb,
control;
hold back,
hold from,
hold in,
hold in check,
hold within bounds,
keep back,
keep from,
keep in,
keep in check,
keep within bounds;
hold in leash,
hold in leading strings;
withhold.
keep under;
repress,
suppress;
smother;
pull in,
rein in;
hold,
hold fast;
keep a tight hand on;
prohibit
etc.
761;
inhibit,
cohibit†.
enchain;
fasten
etc.
(join)
43;
fetter,
shackle;
entrammel†;
bridle,
muzzle,
hopple†,
gag,
pinion,
manacle,
handcuff,
tie one's hands,
hobble,
bind hand and foot;
swathe,
swaddle;
pin down,
tether;
picket;
tie down,
tie up;
secure;
forge fetters;
disable,
hamstring
(incapacitate)
158.
confine;
shut up,
shut in;
clap up,
lock up,
box up,
mew up,
bottle up,
cork up,
seal up,
button up;
hem in,
bolt in,
wall in,
rail in;
impound,
pen,
coop;
inclose
etc.
(circumscribe)
229;
cage;
incage†,
encage†;
close the door upon,
cloister;
imprison,
immure;
incarcerate,
entomb;
clap under hatches,
lay under hatches;
put in irons,
put in a strait-waistcoat;
throw into prison,
cast into prison;
put into bilboes.
arrest;
take up,
take charge of,
take into custody;
take prisoner,
take captive,
make prisoner,
make captive;
captivate;
lead captive,
lead into captivity;
send to prison,
commit to prison;
commit;
give in charge,
give in custody;
subjugate
etc.
749.
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Roget 770:
make terms,
come to terms
etc.
(contract)
769;
make it a condition,
stipulate,
insist upon,
make a point of;
bind,
tie up.
Roget 781:
retain,
keep;
hold fast one's own,
hold tight one's own,
hold fast one's ground,
hold tight one's ground;
clinch,
clench,
clutch,
grasp,
gripe,
hug,
have a firm hold of.
secure,
withhold,
detain;
hold back,
keep back;
keep close;
husband
etc.
(store)
636;
reserve;
have in stock,
have on hand,
keep in stock
etc.
(possess)
777;
entail,
tie up,
settle.
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Dutch: binden, knevelen, vastbinden
2 tie up
Invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes.
3 tie up
Restrain from moving or operating normally.
4 tie up
Secure in or as if in a berth or dock:
— Tie up the boat.
synonyms: berth, moor.
5 tie up
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