hogtie
/ˈhɔɡˌtaɪ/
verb
- To tie an animal's (or person's) legs together, often with a rope, to prevent movement.
- The farmer showed the children how to safely hogtie a sheep for shearing.
- In the old western movies, villains would hogtie their captives and leave them in the desert.
- The rancher had to hogtie the calf to give it medicine.
- To severely restrict or hinder someone or something, making them unable to act or move freely.
- The team's star player was hogtied by the opposing defense all game.
- New regulations could hogtie small businesses with endless paperwork.
- Her fear of public speaking hogtied her chances of getting the promotion.