tie up, v.
freq. cnt. 3
freq. cnt. 3
secure with or as if with ropes
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
bind tie down tie up truss
sample sentences
"tie down the prisoners""tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
entailment
hypernym
finish the last row
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bind off tie up
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
<verb.contact>
berth moor tie up
sample sentences
"tie up the boat"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
restrain from moving or operating normally
<verb.contact>
tie up
sample sentences
"Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
<verb.possession>
tie up
sample sentences
"All my money is tied up in long-term investments"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym