to hogtie

Examples

• All

• A noose was set on the ground years ago by the statists, and with each incremental win, they have raised it a few inches and tightened it a few inches, until we are nearly ready to be roped and hogtied.

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• I left him hogtied in a bathtub.

  Hypnotic (2023)

• This is the rope that they hogtied their victims with.

  In Cold Blood (1967)

• And besides, maybe we can see Johnny get hogtied.

  Into the Lion's Den (2011)

• He nails Harrison, and he dragged him down as if he were gonna hogtie him too.

  The Longest Yard (1974)

• Other officers arrived and hogtied Zehm, put a rubber mask over his mouth, and sat on him.

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• They were naked and hogtied, and had possibly been sexually mutilated before being murdered.

  Blog text (28)

• The cowboy quickly hogtied the runaway calf to prevent it from escaping.

• To ensure he couldn't break free, they hogtied the suspect with strong ropes.

Synonyms

T

to tie up

vsto hogtie

74 2.2

Fasten something with rope so it cannot move

is about binding legs to prevent all movement rather than fastening objects

S

to shackle

vsto hogtie

35 6.2

To restrain someone with chains or limit their freedom

binds legs tightly to stop any movement instead of general confinement

C

to chain up

vsto hogtie

19 4.6

To tie someone or something with a chain to keep them from moving

ties legs together to make movement impossible rather than fixing to a place

T

to tie down

vsto hogtie

5 4.0

To fasten something with rope or straps to keep it from moving

applies to binding legs to stop movement specifically rather than general securing

K

to knot

vsto hogtie

5 1.0

To tie rope or string so it holds

is specifically binding legs together to make movement impossible not general knotting

T

to truss

vsto hogtie

4 7.0

To tie the legs and wings of a bird so it cooks evenly

ties legs to stop movement rather than general binding

H

to hog-tie

vsto hogtie

• Informal

4 9.3

To tie the arms and legs of a person or animal so they cannot move

ties legs only to make movement impossible

H

to hobble

vsto hogtie

• Specialized

3 8.4

To tie together a horse's front and back legs to stop it running

ties legs together to stop all movement

F

to fetter

vsto hogtie

3 8.7

To tie or chain someone's feet to stop them moving freely

uses tied legs to make movement impossible rather than only ankle chains

T

to tie in knots

vsto hogtie

1 3.2

Fasten a rope or string so it does not come loose

focuses on tying legs to stop movement rather than knotting method

H

to hopple

vsto hogtie

• Jargon

9.9

To strap a front leg and a back leg on the same side of a horse so they move together

ties legs together to prevent movement completely

Antonyms

R

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

L

to liberate

104 4.3

Set someone free from prison or unfair control

How Restricted

to hogtie

1 9.0

to immobilize

21 6.0

to bind

132 3.2

to tie

923 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology