hog-tie

hog·tie or hog-tie  (hôgt, hg-)

tr.v. hog·tied or hog-tied, hog·tie·ing or hog-tie·ing or hog·ty·ing or hog-ty·ing, hog·ties or hog-ties

1. To tie together the feet or legs of.

2. Informal To impede or disrupt in movement or action. See Synonyms at hamper¹.

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hog-tie - tie together somebody's limbs; "The prisoner was hog-tied" tie down, tie up, truss, bind - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"