| VERB | contact | tie up, tie down, bind, truss | secure with or as if with ropes |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | tie up | invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes | |
| contact | tie up | restrain from moving or operating normally | |
| contact | tie up, moor, berth | secure in or as if in a berth or dock | |
| contact | tie up, bind off | finish the last row |
| Meaning | Secure with or as if with ropes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to tie up the prisoners | |
| Example | "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" | |
| Synonyms | tie down, bind, truss | |
| Entails | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Narrower | chain up | tie up with chains |
| faggot, fagot, faggot up | Bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot | |
| faggot, fagot | Fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them | |
| hog-tie | Tie together somebody's limbs | |
| Broader | restrain, confine, hold, constrain | To close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement |
| See also | tie | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord |
| Spanish | atar | |
| Catalan | embolicar | |
| Meaning | invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | invest, put, commit, place | make an investment |
| Meaning | Restrain from moving or operating normally. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up | Block passage through |
| Nouns | tie-up | an interruption of normal activity |
| Meaning | Secure in or as if in a berth or dock. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "tie up the boat" | |
| Synonyms | moor, berth | |
| Narrower | wharf | moor at a wharf |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Spanish | amarrar, anclar, atracar | |
| Catalan | amarrar, atracar | |
| Meaning | Finish the last row. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | bind off | |
| Category | knit, knitting, knitwork | needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine |
| Broader | tie, bind | Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord |
| Spanish | rematar | |
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