Similar words: tied, tie, tie up, tie to, dupe, fed up, patient, courtier. Meaning: adj. kept occupied or engaged.
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(61) The author tied up all the loose ends of the story in the final chapter.
(62) I was tied up, but managed to work myself free.
(63) Mrs Moran is tied up in a meeting at the moment, but I'll ask her to call you later.
(64) Her money is tied up in securities and is not available to her at present.
(65) The shortage of teachers is tied up with the issue of pay.
(66) The accident tied up the traffic for a few hours.
(67) He tied up the printer all morning, printing out his reports.
(68) I'm afraid we can't meet till Wednesday - I'm tied up on Monday and Tuesday.
(69) We've nearly finished, but there are still a few loose ends to be tied up .
(70) I can't go to the cinema now. I'm a bit tied up.
(71) The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty.
(72) She has very few liquid assets as most of her wealth is tied up in stocks and shares.
(73) Her behaviour is tied up with her feelings of guilt.
(74) The package wasn't tied up securely and came apart while in the mail.
(75) Or paper bags tied up tight at the neck.
(76) That measure is now tied up in litigation.
(77) The Great Bane was tied up in the yard.
(78) The launch reached the shore and tied up to a floating pontoon connected by a gangway to the dock.
(79) Some of these are tied up with the conception of crime itself; and will be dealt with in the next section.
(80) Like a little girl or something[sentencedict.com], all tied up in knots.
(81) After all there were other strands to the case, loose ends which needed to be tied up.
(82) On completion day, the legal ends are tied up[Sentencedict.com ], you collect the keys and move into your new home.
(83) The other auction bidders are all tied up with litigation against the Special Forces.
(84) Other horses wandered loose among the gum trees, while still others were muzzled and tied up.
(85) There they were tied up and pushed over a cliff in their burning car.
(86) The Rosses remained tied up over the weekend until discovered by their daily on Monday.
(87) He tied up with the red bandana and went into the big vein.
(88) It was almost twilight when they tied up at the Angle Inlet boatyard.
(89) A girl born with the umbilical cord twisted round her neck may feel that she always gets herself tied up in things.
(90) Love does not involve giving fancy parcels tied up with big red bows.
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