tie-up

 

noun

  • 1a link or connection, especially one between commercial companies: marketing tie-ups
  • US a telecommunications link or network: technology tie-ups
  • 2US a building where cattle are tied up for the night: Holsteins in a tie-up
  • a place for mooring a boat.
  • 3US a traffic hold-up: tie-ups extending for 30 miles