tie up

verbhamper

Word Origin & History

"that with which anything is tied," Old English teag, from Proto-Germanic *taugo (cf. Old Norse taug "tie," tygill "string"), from PIE *deuk- "to pull, to lead" (cf. Old English teon "to draw, pull, drag;" see duke (n.)).

Figurative sense is recorded from 1550s. Meaning "equality between competitors" is first found 1670s, from notion of a connecting link (tie-breaker is recorded from 1961). Sense of "necktie, cravat" first recorded 1761. The railway sense of "transverse sleeper" is from 1857, American English.

Example Sentences for tie up

When they are cold, tie up the jar; covering the cork with leather.

And can you tie up a bundle quick and slick and make it look neat?

When no parsley leaves are to be had, tie up a little parsley seed in a piece of clean muslin, and boil it in water ten minutes.

Tie one man up and you may keep him; tie up two and they are sure to escape.

I'll tie up your boat outside, and ...

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