What does "tie up" mean?

To occupy completely or bind To keep busy, restrict, or finalize arrangements.

How do you use "tie up" in a sentence?

I'm tied up in meetings all day. Let's tie up the loose ends. Don't tie up the phone line.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Significado: To occupy completely or bind

完全占用或捆绑

Ocupar completamente o atar

（時間を）ふさがれる、縛る、まとめる

(시간이) 꽉 차다, 묶다, 마무리짓다

To keep busy, restrict, or finalize arrangements.

使忙碌、限制或完成安排。

Mantener ocupado, restringir o finalizar acuerdos.

忙しくさせる、拘束する、または取り決めを最終確定する。

바쁘게 만들거나, 구속하거나, 일을 마무리짓다.

Base verb: tie

Particle: up

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

I'm tied up in meetings all day.
我一整天都在开会走不开
Estoy liado con reuniones todo el día
一日中会議でふさがっている
하루 종일 회의로 꽉 차 있다.
Let's tie up the loose ends.
让我们把未完成的事情处理掉
Atemos los cabos sueltos
未解決の問題を片付けよう
미해결 문제들을 마무리짓자.
Don't tie up the phone line.
别占着电话线
No ocupes la línea telefónica
電話回線をふさがないで
전화선을 점유하지 마.

Contexto: busy, completion, occupation

Tono: busy

From binding something with ties.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal