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What does tie up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word tie up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To secure with rope, string, etc.
  2. (idiomatic) To occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.
  3. (idiomatic) To complete, finish, or resolve.
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I line my bucket with them and when full of bits and pieces I tie up the last bag and put it in my wheelie bin, keeping the latter clean.
Some companies were prepared to pay silly money just to tie up business with the big networks.
Do your divisional managers know how much capital they tie up and what it costs?
He would wear the sari and quickly tie up his long hair into a bun and appear on the stage in a drunken stupor.
Paterson followed in to tie up the score, his mission criminally interrupted by a yank at his jersey as he prepared to seize and ground the ball.
A small number have been kept on to tie up loose ends before it permanently closes its doors next month.

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