tie up

Questions about tie up

What does tie up mean?

tie up means "secure with or as if with ropes". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for tie up?

Close synonyms include tie down, bind, truss, moor, berth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tie up a common word?

tie up is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.