1. having the hands and feet tied together, especially behind the back
2. unable to act or move freely; severely restricted
Usage: figurative

1. past tense and past participle of hogtie: to tie someone’s hands and feet together
2. past tense and past participle of hogtie: to severely restrict or prevent from acting
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The prisoner was found hogtied in the basement.
• The new regulations left the company completely hogtied.
• She felt hogtied by all the bureaucratic red tape.
• The kidnappers had hogtied their victim before fleeing.
• Budget cuts have hogtied the research department.
• He was hogtied by conflicting demands from his supervisors.
• The protesters were hogtied and removed from the building.