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1
a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement
- a tie-up at the junction of Main and Central has slowed traffic to a crawl
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2
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
- in a tie-up with the film studio, the toy company is producing a whole line of figures featuring characters from the animated movie
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tie up
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of tie up (Entry 2 of 2)
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
- an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway
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- aid,
- assist,
- facilitate,
- help
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“Tie-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tie-up. Accessed 17 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of tie-up was in 1530
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