hog-tie

== English == === Verb === hog-tie (third-person singular simple present hog-ties, present participle hog-tying, simple past and past participle hog-tied) (transitive) To tie the feet of person or animal together; originally all four legs of a quadruped. (figuratively) To render helpless. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hog-tie (plural hog-ties) The act of tying the feet together in this way. A harness used to tie the feet this way. === References === “hog-tie” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.