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Meanings of tying up in English

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amarratge

The act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes.

        amarratge
        Usage of tying up in English
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        Moreover, tying up more money in technology startups carries an opportunity cost.
        Reuters
        2
        Both are tying up with Indian power firms to build the plants.
        Reuters
        3
        He kicked awfully at the idea of tying up Strong this noon.
        True to Himself; Or, Roger Strong's Struggle for Place
        4
        The raiders took the cash from a safe after tying up staff.
        The Irish Times
        5
        A chock is placed at the bow for tying up to piers.
        The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
        6
        Between Corry and Titusville were four washouts, tying up the Pennsylvania Railroad.
        The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Torna...
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        No time for tying up loose ends around the office, I'm afraid.
        Frontier fury
        8
        There an old bushman was tying up faggots his axe had cut.
        The Moon-Voyage
        9
        Ten men had dismounted and were tying up a group of girls.
        What is the what: the autobiography of valentino achak deng
        10
        I'm just tying up some loose ends, then I'm out of here.
        The last four days of Paddy Buckley
        11
        It's something bigger, and Tresillian is tying up all the loose ends...'
        NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
        12
        Alice had been silent, tying up what was left of the trash.
        Happiness key
        13
        It can also often be appealed in court, further tying up the process.
        Reuters
        14
        Separately, Canada's TMX Group is tying up with the London Stock Exchange .
        Reuters
        15
        Yet tying up a huge chunk of shares could make the market choppier.
        Reuters
        16
        He was tying up the horses when I ran in here with you.
        The Hunted Woman
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        Translations for tying up
        Tying up through the time
        Tying up across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
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