English-Finnish translations for tie up

• köyttää
• sitoa
  Vene sidottiin laituriin.
  Rosvo sitoi myyjän tuoliin.
  Haava sidottiin väliaikaisesti ja loukkaantunut toimitettiin sairaalaan.

Definition of tie up

• To secure with rope, string, etc
• To occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay
• To complete, finish, or resolve

Examples

• Dont forget to tie up your hair before you bake.
• The robbers tied up the bank employees before forcing a way into the vault.
• He has been tying up the phone lines for hours now.
• Id like to tie up the project before I leave.

Related words

• quotient group
• tie up again
• tied up; jammed
• be tied up
• taking up one's duties