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Verb
- secure in or as if in a berth or dock
- restrain from moving or operating normally
- Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred
- invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
- All my money is tied up in long-term investments
- secure with or as if with ropes
- tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed