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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a social or business relationship;
- Example: "a valuable financial affiliation"
- Example: "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"
- Example: "many close associations with England"
[syn: affiliation, association, tie, tie-up]

2. an interruption of normal activity;
[syn: stand, standstill, tie-up]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tie-up
    n 1: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial
         affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with
         other members of the team"; "many close associations with
         England" [syn: affiliation, association, tie, tie-
         up]
    2: an interruption of normal activity [syn: stand,
       standstill, tie-up]