define tie-up
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- Tie-up is defined as a temporary stop or slow down. An example of a tie-up is a traffic jam on a highway. ⌂ 1  a temporary stoppage or interruption of work, production, traffic, service, etc. ⌂ 2  Dial. a place for tying up cattle at night.  a connection, relation, or involvement, as between businesses; specif., merger (sense )
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Corn for Biofuel Production Using the current corn-to-ethanol conversion of 2.8 gallons of ethanol from a bushel of corn, total U.S. corn production could result in approximately 37 billion gallons of ethanol, which would provide approximately 26% of our 137 billion gallon-per-year gasoline consumption (Energy Information Administration).
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- (Definition of “tie the knot” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Tying (commerce) Tying (commerce) Tying (informally, product tying) is the practice of selling one product or service as a mandatory addition to the purchase of a different product or service.
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- Meaning: You can say your hands are tied if you're prevented from doing something that you'd normally have the power or the authority to do. For example: The president says he'd like to spend more on schools in poor districts, but says his hands are tied by what he calls budgetary restrictions.
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tie-up verb (used with object), tied, tying. 1. to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail. 2. to draw together the parts of with a knotted string or the like: to tie a bundle tight. 3. to fasten by tightening and knotting the string or strings of: to tie one's shoes.
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Piping tie-ins: the basics 1 of 2 1 | 2 View on one page. Piping tie-ins are unavoidable in plants where expansion is a current or future factor. Steam, condensate, compressed air, dust collection, vacuum and process lines are just a few types of plant piping likely to be modified by tie-ins to increase capacity.
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- tie-and-dye; tie-break; tie-down; tie-dye; tie-dyed; tie-dyeing; tie-in; tie-off rail; tie-up; tieback; tiebreaker
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Tie clip Tie clip. Not to be confused with tie rod or tie (typography). A tie clip (also tie slide, tie bar, or tie clasp) is a clothing accessory that is used to clip a tie to the underlying shirt front, preventing it from swinging and ensuring that the tie hangs straight, resulting in a neat, uniform appearance. Tie clips are commonly made of metal and often have decorative patterns or embellishments.
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- › if two or more companies tie the knot, they join to become one company: The two airline companies finally agreed to tie the knot after last-minute haggling over ownership. (Definition of “knot” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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- Definition of tie wire: A wire used to hold forms together so they will not spread when filled with concrete.
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ligature the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill. 2. anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord. 3. a tie or bond: the ligature of mutual need that bound them together.
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- nailed up - Computer Definition. 1  In communications, it refers to a permanent connection rather than one that is dynamically created and released. 2  In communications, it refers to a permanent connection rather than one that is dynamically created and released.
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tie-up 1. (when: tr, often foll by up) to fasten or be fastened with string, thread, etc. 2. to make (a knot or bow) in (something): to tie a knot; tie a ribbon. 3. (tr) to restrict or secure. 4. to equal the score of a competitor or fellow candidate.
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tied To fasten or secure with or as if with a cord, rope, or strap: tied the kite to a post; tie up a bundle. 2. To fasten by drawing together the parts or sides and knotting with strings or laces: tied her shoes. 3. a. To make by fastening ends or parts: tie a knot.
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nailed up - Computer Definition nailed up - Computer Definition. In communications, it refers to a permanent connection rather than one that is dynamically created and released. For example, a leased, private, point-to-point line is a nailed-up connection.
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- Tie Down means the Permittee's assigned tie down space located at the Juneau International Airport. This agreement is for an aircraft tie down at: Space Number ____________, which is a: (circle one) float. pond / asphalt / gravel / small ramp box / large ramp box. Section 2.
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tie-up that with which anything is tied, Old English teag, from Proto-Germanic *taugo (cf. Old Norse taug tie, tygill string), from PIE *deuk- to pull, to lead (cf. Old English teon to draw, pull, drag; see duke (n.)). Figurative sense is recorded from 1550s. Meaning equality between competitors is first found 1670s, from notion of a connecting link (tie-breaker is recorded from 1961).
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Fly tying Fly tying. Fly tying is the process of producing an artificial fly used by fly fishing anglers to catch fish. Helen Shaw, an American professional fly tyer, defined it as the simple process of binding various materials to a hook with thread.
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tie up Fig. to conclude and finalize something. (See also tie someone or something up.) Let's try to tie up this deal by Thursday. We'll manage to tie our business up by Wednesday at the latest. 3. Fig. to block or impede something, such as traffic or progress. The stalled bus tied traffic up for over an hour. The stalled bus tied up traffic.
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- He remembered how we tied up bundles of leaves to carry home for beds. Before Adam by London, Jack View in context. My reading had taught me that many serious accidents had happened in the Alps simply from not having the people tied up soon enough; I was not going to add one to the list. A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context. Granet pulled down the German flag, tied up a stone inside it and threw it into the next wave.
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link Noun. 1. tie-in-a fastener that serves to join or connect; the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction. linkup, link, tie. nosepiece, bridge-the link between two lenses; rests on the nose.
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tie wire tie wire. Definitions (2) 1. A wire used to hold forms together so they will not spread when filled with concrete. 2. A single-strand wire used to tie reinforcing in place or metal lath to a column.
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wrap up a final report or summary: a wrap-up of the evening news. 2. the conclusion or final result: the wrap-up of the election campaign. 3. Australian Slang. an enthusiastic recommendation or flattering account. Origin of wrap-up.
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times interest earned (redirected from tie) Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. A measure of a company's ability to service its debts. It is calculated by dividing the company's earnings before interest and taxes by the total interest payable on its debts, expressed as a ratio. Investors prefer publicly-traded companies to have a middling times-interest-earned ratio.
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Tying arrangement Definition. An agreement in which the seller conditions the sale of one product (the tying product) on the buyer's agreement to purchase a separate product (the tied product) from the seller.