traffic tie-up

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• tie-up — tie ups 1) N COUNT A tie up or a traffic tie up is a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic, or because the road is blocked by something. [AM] In some cities this morning, there were traffic tie ups up to …   English dictionary

• tie — [taɪ] verb tied PTandPP tying PRESPART tie up phrasal verb [transitive] 1. tie ↔ something up to use money for something so that it is not easily available to be used for anything else …   Financial and business terms

• tie-up — n. stoppage 1) to cause a tie up 2) a traffic tie up link 3) a tie up to; with * * * [ taɪʌp] with [ link ] a tie up to [ stoppage ] to cause a tie up a traffic tie up …   Combinatory dictionary

• tie-up — {n.} A congestion; a stoppage of the normal flow of traffic, business or correspondence. * /There was a two hour traffic tie up on the highway./ * /No pay checks were delivered because of the mail service tie up./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• tie-up — {n.} A congestion; a stoppage of the normal flow of traffic, business or correspondence. * /There was a two hour traffic tie up on the highway./ * /No pay checks were delivered because of the mail service tie up./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• tie-up — noun A congestion; a stoppage of the normal flow of traffic, business or correspondence. There was a two hour traffic tie up on the highway. No pay checks were delivered because of the mail service tie up …   Словарь американских идиом

• tie-up — n informal 1.) an agreement to become business partners tie up with ▪ IBM s tie up with Auspex System Inc 2.) BrE a strong connection between two or more things tie up between ▪ the tie up between class interests and politics …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tie up someone — tie up (someone) to limit someone s ability to act. I was tied up in meetings all morning. We were late because traffic tied us up for two hours! …   New idioms dictionary

• tie up — (someone) to limit someone s ability to act. I was tied up in meetings all morning. We were late because traffic tied us up for two hours! …   New idioms dictionary

• tie-up — tie′ up n. a temporary stoppage or slowing of traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to an accident or storm …   From formal English to slang

• tie-up — [tī′up΄] n. ☆ 1. a temporary stoppage or interruption of work, production, traffic, service, etc. 2. ☆ a) a place for mooring a boat ☆ b) Dial. a place for tying up cattle at night 3. connection, relation, or involvement …   English World dictionary