tie up | Definition of tie up

tie up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of tie up

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway

Synonyms of tie up

clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, trammel

Words Related to tie up

balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain

bind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tie

arrest, brake, delay, retain, retard

barricade, block, blockade, roadblock

bog (down), mire

choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate

baffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwart

derail, disrupt, sabotage

muzzle, repress, suppress

confine, hedge (in), hem (in)

Phrases Synonymous with tie up

cramp one's style, give a hard time

Near Antonyms of tie up

clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstop

free, liberate, release, untie

encourage, further, promote

Antonyms of tie up

aid, assist, facilitate, help