hogtied
/ˈhɔɡˌtaɪd/
verb
- Tied up by the hands and feet, or all four limbs, so that movement is impossible.
- The prisoner was hogtied with rope and could barely move.
- In the movie, the villain hogtied the hero and left him in the barn.
- The cowboy hogtied the calf to keep it still for branding.
- Prevented from acting or making progress; completely restricted or immobilized.
- The team was hogtied by a lack of funding and couldn't finish the project.
- The new regulations hogtied the small business owners, leaving them unable to expand.
- She felt hogtied by her contract, which forbade her from working for competitors.
adjective
- In a state of being tied up or completely restricted.
- The hogtied suspect was left on the floor until the police arrived.
- The hogtied animal was gently released by the farmer.
- He lay hogtied in the corner, unable to escape.