tie down the prisoners
tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
Somebody ——s something
Somebody ——s somebody
They want to tie up the prisoners
All my money is tied up in long-term investments
Somebody ——s something
Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred
Somebody ——s something
Something ——s something
Somebody ——s something
tie up the boat
Somebody ——s something
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The ferry ties up at the south slip.
The project is almost finished, but we still have a few final details to tie up. = We still have to tie up some loose ends.
The writer ties up all the loose ends at the end of the story.
He tied up the phone for an hour. [=he used the phone for an hour and other people could not use it]
Traffic was tied up [=backed up] for hours/miles.
The money was tied up in stocks.
Today's lesson tied up with what was taught yesterday.
My life is tied up with hers.
The robbers tied up the clerk.
She was tied up in traffic.
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We tied up alongside the quay.
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We tied the boat up.
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to tie up a garbage bag
Useful english dictionary. 2012.