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Tie-up is defined as a temporary stop or slow down.

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An example of a tie-up is a traffic jam on a highway.

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See tie-up in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

☆ a temporary stoppage or interruption of work, production, traffic, service, etc.
1. ☆ a place for mooring a boat
2. ☆ Dialectal a place for tying up cattle at night
connection, relation, or involvement

See tie-up in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A temporary immobilization, as of traffic, work, or mechanical operation.

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