1. to tie up (an animal or person) by fastening the hands and feet together
2. to make unable to act or function effectively
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The ranchers had to hogtie the calf for medical treatment.
• The kidnappers hogtied their victim before leaving.
• Bureaucratic red tape hogtied the project for months.
• The new regulations hogtied small businesses.
• They hogtied the suspect until police arrived.
• Budget cuts hogtied the department’s ability to respond.
• The protesters were hogtied and removed from the building.