ALL meanings of cup-tied
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C c - adjective cup-tied (of a team) unable to play another fixture because of involvement in a cup tie 3
- adjective cup-tied (of a player) unable to play in a cup tie because of some disallowance 3
- adjective cup-tied (sports, chiefly soccer, of a player) ineligible to compete in a cup competition due to having previously played for a different team in the same competition in the same season. 0