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hogtie

hogtie

1 8.8
A way of tying the legs and arms of a person or animal to stop movement
  • noun
  • /ˈhɔɡtaɪ/
translation icon : atadura
  • Exactly, and the guy is kind of hogtied as well.

Examples

  • She's got you tied up in knots, hogtied.

    Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)

  • " As a grandparent myself, I did not bond over time; I was hogtied to each of my grandchildren within minutes of seeing them for the first time."

    Blog text (12)

  • So there I am, hogtied, lying on my back.

    Dungeons & Dragons (2000)

  • Roped and hogtied, if you have to.

    The Music Man (1962)

  • The cowboy demonstrated how to hogtie a calf for branding.

  • Using a rope, they were able to hogtie the stubborn goat to keep it still.

  • The magician's assistant was playfully hogtied during the performance to add suspense.

Antonyms

free
∞ 1.0

Able to act as you want without limits

How Restrained

hogtie
1 8.8
shackle
57 7.1
hobble
  • Specialized
1 7.6
leash
76 1.0

Surface Forms

hogtie singular
hogties plural

Morphology

hogtie = hog + tie (transparent) = hog + tie

The noun is a straightforward compound of 'hog' + 'tie' referring to a specific way of tying a hog's legs.

Etymology

Hogtie comes from the old practice of tying a hog's legs with a tie so the animal cannot move. So a hogtie is the name for that method of tying legs together to stop movement.