occupied; busy

simple past tense and past participle of tie up

(slang, intransitive) To smoke cannabis

(transitive, idiomatic) to give (thanks, praise) to God / (transitive, idiomatic) to sacrifice / (transitive, idiomatic) to present

plural of get-up

(intransitive, colloquial) To grow or increase sharply.

(transitive) to cause to be shiny or more shiny

(transitive, intransitive, slang) to ruin; spoil; mess up.

(transitive, idiomatic) To improve. / (transitive) To shine; to make shiny. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To become more muscular. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To study hard to learn a particular subject.

(cooking, New Zealand) A traditionally Maori soup/stew made with potatoes, pork and other ingredients.