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tie-up definition

tie·-up (tī′up′)

noun

  1. ☆ a temporary stoppage or interruption of work, production, traffic, service, etc.
    1. ☆ a place for mooring a boat
    2. ☆ Dialectal a place for tying up cattle at night
  3. connection, relation, or involvement

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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