1. (

• affiliation ,
• association ,
• tie ,
• tie-up

) a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" ;

2. (

• stand ,
• standstill ,
• tie-up

) an interruption of normal activity ;

1. (

• tie_down ,
• tie_up ,
• bind ,
• truss ,

) secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" ;

2. (

• tie_up

) invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments" ;

3. (

• tie_up ,

) restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred" ;

4. (

• moor ,
• berth ,
• tie_up ,

) secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat" ;

5. (

• tie_up ,
• bind_off

) finish the last row ;