tie-up

[ tahy-uhp ]

/ ˈtaɪˌʌp /

a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.

the act or state of tying up or the state of being tied up.

an involvement, connection, or entanglement: the tie-up between the two companies; his tie-up with the crime syndicate.

a mooring place; place where a boat may be tied up.

a cow barn with stalls.

a stall allotted to each cow in such a barn.

Origin of tie-up

First recorded in 1705–15; noun use of verb phrase tie up

Buckling down to tie-up loose ends is key to lightening your mental load.

The Stars Predict Your Week |Starsky + Cox |October 9, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
By eight o'clock it was clear that the tie-up would be only partial.

A Poor Wise Man |Mary Roberts Rinehart
Accordingly, the National Committee left no stone unturned to complete the tie-up, already 75 per cent.

The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons |William Z. Foster
Each one had her own little book that hung from its nail on a beam of the tie-up behind her stall.

A Busy Year at the Old Squire's |Charles Asbury Stephens

He might have missed the car he should have taken, or there might be a tie-up somewhere along the line.

Mary Ware in Texas |Annie F. Johnston
The tie-up would have been so complete and enduring that a settlement would have been compulsory.

The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons |William Z. Foster