To occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.
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He has been tying up the phone lines for hours now.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
Additional definitions for 'tie up':
| tie up | To secure with rope, string, etc. |
| tie up | To complete, finish, or resolve. |
| tie up | link, connection |
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