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noun

ˈtī-ˌəp How to pronounce tie-up (audio)
Definition of tie-upnext
1
as in jam
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
as in partnership
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

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verb

as in to impede
to create difficulty for the work or activity of an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway

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Recent Examples of tie-up
Noun
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings will cover its global expansion in a session detailing its tie-up with Hollywood’s Legendary Entertainment and the formation of StudioMonowa, a venture co-established with South Korea’s CJ ENM and U-Next Holdings. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 The tie-up will also launch Serve’s robots in 100 Chicago restaurants and some in Virginia. — Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
The henchmen are tying up loose ends after eliminating Kerry’s father, who informed on the Gotham crew to avoid serving his prison sentence. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026 My first memory of Stevie is really tied up in my first memory of Fleetwood Mac. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tie-up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tie-up
  1. jam
  2. partnership
  3. impede
  4. snarl
  5. collaboration
  6. hinder
  7. congestion
  8. association
Noun
  • Wednesday evening’s Office Hours, a weekly jazz jam hosted at Vine Street Brewing, has turned a typically slow night in the service industry into one of their busiest nights of the week.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Order one with jam and butter, or go savory and get a biscuit topped with vegetarian gravy or stuffed with bacon, lettuce and tomato.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of jam
Noun
  • Superman and Batman might be one of the DC Universe’s most famous partnerships, but Robert Pattinson is officially ending speculation that his take on Bruce Wayne would fit in the cinematic world created by James Gunn.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Aries Full Moon illuminates your partnership zone, bringing a bond, agreement, or recurring dynamic into sharper focus.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of partnership
Verb
  • The ongoing conflict that has driven people from their homes in Iran as well as an internet shutdown and a lack of full cooperation from the two governments partially impeded the team's efforts to get information.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The board’s original August notice alleged that visitors parked along private streets and could impede residents or emergency vehicles.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of impede
Noun
  • His Lamb goes from a brash Yorkshire showman to a callous profiteer of human vice and misery, his cheeky smile becoming a vicious snarl.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer with closures, travel snarls and record gas prices in California.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of snarl
Noun
  • The candidate also stressed cost efficiency and collaborations with other UN agencies in implementing the organization's mandate of providing regular access to enough high-quality food and ending hunger and malnutrition.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Southeast Asia has lagged, though the firm sees clear scope for collaboration and consolidation in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of collaboration
Verb
  • Arrivals at the show were hindered by a combination of fans waiting to catch a glimpse of front-row guests like Monica Bellucci and Italian singer Jovanotti, and an anti-fur protest.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Sandra Mayson, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania who has researched the effects of pretrial detention, agreed that the move could hinder detainees’ ability to prepare their defense.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of hinder
Noun
  • View gallery - 12 images Replacing short car trips with an electric scooter is one of the quickest ways to trim daily commuting costs, avoid traffic congestion, and skip the search for parking.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Public addresses City Council about I-77 NCDOT plans to add toll lanes to an 11-mile stretch of I-77 from uptown to the South Carolina border in an effort to ease congestion.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of congestion
Noun
  • The association, which represents producers such as Bunim-Murray, Kinetic Content, Lionsgate Alternative TV and Studio Lambert, provided economic data to highlight the nature of the challenge.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Murphy’s staff had increasingly been talking internally about the need for members to support athlete labor rights and for college sports to have a players’ association, at the very least, if not a union.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of association

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“Tie-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tie-up. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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