Meaning & use
hog-tie
To tie someone's wrists and ankles together tightly, restricting nearly all movement.
See it in a sentence
The rancher had to hog-tie the calf briefly to treat its injured leg.
Officers used rope to hog-tie the suspect until backup arrived at the scene.
A note on using this word
Hog-tie is also used figuratively to mean severely restricting someone's freedom or options, as in hog-tied by red tape.
Words with a similar meaning
bindrestrain
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Words with an opposite meaning
untiefree
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