verb
- to tie together the hands and feet of (a person or animal)
- to make helpless or unable to act
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The rancher hogties the calf for branding.
- Cowboys learn to hogtie cattle quickly and safely.
- The new regulations hogtie small businesses with excessive paperwork.
- Budget cuts hogtie the department’s ability to serve customers.
- She felt that the strict rules hogtie her creativity.
- The contract hogties the company for three years.