tie up
1 (v + adv) NAUT boat INTRANSITIVEtéigh ar feistiú
TRANSITIVEfeistigh verb
2 (v + adv) (especially US) cause congestion TRANSITIVEbac a chur ar plúch verb the traffic is tied up tá an trácht ina thranglamShow full entry
3 (v + adv) secure TRANSITIVEceangail verb tie your dog up outside ceangail do mhadra lasmuighthey tied up the staff cheangail siad an fhoireann 4 (v + adv) finalise, resolve TRANSITIVEsocraigh verb cuir i gcrích we have a couple of things to tie up yet tá cúpla rud le socrú againn go fóillonce the deal is tied up nuair a bheidh an margadh curtha i gcrích 5 (v + adv) lock up TRANSITIVEit ties up a lot of their money bíonn a lán dá gcuid airgid gafa leisthey have millions tied up in property tá na milliúin gafa i réadmhaoin acu 6 (v + adv) use TRANSITIVEit ties up the entire staff bíonn an fhoireann go léir gafa leisher number is tied up all day tá a huimhir gafa an lá ar fad 7 (v + adv) connected TRANSITIVEthe two things are tied up tá ceangal idir an dá rud, tá baint ag an dá rud le chéilethey're tied up with a foreign company tá nasc acu le comhlacht eachtrannachsmoking is very much tied up with cancer tá caitheamh tobac agus ailse fite fuaite ina chéile 8 (v + adv) commit TRANSITIVEto tie yourself up ceangal a chur ort féin → see tie