noun
Meaning 1
A temporary interruption or cessation of a normal activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tie-up
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/ˈtaɪˌʌp/
noun
Meaning 2
The act of tying up (or immobilizing) a capital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
Examples
- Goods values increase as businesses limit their stocks in order to reduce capital tie-up.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The connection of a loom's treadles to its shafts, used in combination with the threading and treadling to create a pattern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles, weaving
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
an interruption of normal activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stand, standstill
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stop, halt
noun
Meaning 5
a social or business relationship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a valuable financial affiliation
- he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
- many close associations with England
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affiliation, association, tie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: relationship
History
Etymology
Deverbal from tie up.