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cup-tiedadjective

/ˈkʌpˌtaɪd/ /ˈkʌpˌtaɪd/ UK

› If a football player is cup-tied, they cannot play in a cup competition for their current club, because they have already played for a different club in an earlier part of the competition:

When he signs for Liverpool, will he be cup-tied in the Europa League?

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