tie-up

noun
/ˈtaɪˌʌp/

Etymology

Deverbal from tie up.

Definitions

  1. A temporary interruption or cessation of a normal activity.

    • The tie-up hit at the height of the wheat harvest and trade spokesmen said any delays in moving the grain to storage could be disastrous.
  2. The act of tying up (or immobilizing) a capital.

    • Goods values increase as businesses limit their stocks in order to reduce capital tie-up.
  3. The connection of a loom's treadles to its shafts, used in combination with the threading…

    The connection of a loom's treadles to its shafts, used in combination with the threading and treadling to create a pattern.

    • Fancy tie-ups and treadlings can be designed that weave the ordinary symmetrical point twill like an 8-pointed star or some other motif.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA