1. tying together the legs of a person or animal, typically with rope, to immobilize them
Usage: present participle of hogtie; informal
2. restricting or preventing someone from taking action; hampering or obstructing
Usage: figurative; informal

Examples

• The cowboy was hogtieing the calf before branding it.
• Bureaucratic red tape is hogtieing small businesses.
• The rancher spent the morning hogtieing cattle for transport.
• Outdated regulations are hogtieing innovation in the industry.
• They were hogtieing the suspect until police arrived.
• The new restrictions are hogtieing the company's growth potential.