Definition
To occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.
To complete, finish, or resolve.
In Context
- "He has been tying up the phone lines for hours now."
- "Just how much traffic was tied up was not immediately determined but in Houston about 150 cars of grain arrived yesterday and could not be transferred to the port because of the Port Terminal Railroad picketing."
- "I'd like to tie up the project before I leave."
- "Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief Elspeth Macdonald said the whitefish fleet could have had to tie up for the entire year because of the recommendation."
See Also
- tie-up