tie up
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
secure with or as if with ropes
tie down the prisoners
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
All my money is tied up in long-term investments
Types & categories
- invest hypernym
Sense 3 verb
restrain from moving or operating normally
Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred
Types & categories
- obturate hypernym
Related & opposite
- standstill derivation
Sense 4 verb
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
tie up the boat
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- mooring derivation
Sense 5 verb
finish the last row
Types & categories
- tie hypernym
Related & opposite
- knitting domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bondable |
| 1 | entails | Related & opposite | fasten |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | restrain |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chain up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | faggot up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fagot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hog-tie |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | invest |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | standstill |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | obturate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mooring |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | fasten |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | wharf |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | knitting |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | tie |