HOG-TIE
Dictionary entry overview: What does hog-tie mean? • HOG-TIE (verb)
The verb HOG-TIE has 1 sense:
1. tie together somebody's feet
Familiarity information: HOG-TIE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HOG-TIE (verb)
Meaning:
Tie together somebody's feet
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The prisoner was hog-tied
Hypernyms (to "hog-tie" is one way to...):
bind; tie down; tie up; truss (secure with or as if with ropes)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to hog-tie the prisoners
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