To tack, cruise about.
To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.
A corset.
To occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.
To immobilize a capital: make a capital investment that makes that capital unavailable.
To complete, finish, or resolve.
Don't forget to tie up your hair before you bake.
To secure with rope, string, etc.