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tied up
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Princeton's WordNet
tied up(p)adjective
kept occupied or engaged
"she's tied up at the moment and can't see you"; "the phone was tied up for almost an hour"
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tied upadjective
occupied; busy
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Tied Up
Tied Up is a song recorded by American rapper Casey Veggies. It was released on April 27, 2015, as the second single from his debut studio album, Live & Grow (2015). The song produced by Kane Beatz and Luca Polizzi, features guest vocals from American rapper and singer Dej Loaf.
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tied up
"Tied up" generally refers to being occupied or engaged with something that prevents one from doing other things. It can also mean literally being tied or bound with ropes, strings, etc., or in financial terms, having assets that are not easily converted into cash.
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Tied Up
"Tied Up" was one of two new songs recorded for the 1982 greatest hits package titled "Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2" the song was the second single released from the album following "Heart Attack" the other new track recorded for the package. "Tied Up" did not do quite as well as "Heart Attack" reaching #38 on the US Billboard singles chart. The song also features Tom Scott on horns who also was the opening act for Olivia's 1982 "Physical" World Tour.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tied up in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tied up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of tied up in a Sentence
Patty Hearst was plucked out basically from a life of luxury … having been raised by the Patty Hearst family, to being tied up in a broom closet for days on end, being indoctrinated to this point of view that, everything having to do with how society was held together was wrong, who among us is to say how we would react under those kinds of circumstances ?
There is a real question about how much he has in terms of liquid assets, it’s quite possible that he does n’t have anywhere near what he suggests he has and what he does have is tied up in real estate, and selling that is no easy task.
She was plucked out basically from a life of luxury… having been raised by the Hearst family, to being tied up in a broom closet for days on end, being indoctrinated to this point of view that, everything having to do with how society was held together was wrong, who among us is to say how we would react under those kinds of circumstances?
Our challenge is to show leadership and not get tied up in any one particular red-line and miss the forest for the trees, which is : We have a semiconductor crisis, it's a national security crisis. It's an economic security crisis. And so, we just have to try to keep folks really focused on that.
What we're seeing here is a surge of illegal drugs... because Border Patrol is tied up and they know manpower out here is limited.
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- گره خورده استPersian
- गठबंधनHindi
- legatoItalian
- związanyPolish
- amarradoPortuguese
- связанныйRussian
- بندھا ہواUrdu
- bị tróiVietnamese
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