as in to impede
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
their principals' inflexible demands virtually hog-tied the diplomats' efforts to negotiate a peace treaty
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Recent Examples of hog-tie
Burns became combative and the officers hog-tied him and tased him 21 times, according to police records.
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Sarah Metz, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Other cases of unreasonable, less-lethal force had to do with the way officers restrain people, sometimes hog-tying them.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
To heighten its effect, Carolyn shows extremely graphic photographs of Bunny’s corpse, which was hog-tied in the very same way as her own will be.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 June 2024
Listen to this article Last week, Trump posted a video featuring an image of President Biden hog-tied — with hands and feet bound together.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2024
There was absolutely no reason to hog-tie the poor kid like that.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Between the outpouring of criticism over the hiring and the Washington Legislature's decision this year to bar police from hog-tying suspects — a legal change made in response to Ellis' death — the family has more faith that he won't be forgotten, Ericksen said.
—CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
On the truck's tailgate is a rendering meant to look as if the president is hog-tied and lying down in the bed of the pick-up.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2024
The 49ers hog-tied him pretty well in their last Super Bowl matchup, until that fourth-quarter collapse.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
Sarah Metz, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Other cases of unreasonable, less-lethal force had to do with the way officers restrain people, sometimes hog-tying them.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
To heighten its effect, Carolyn shows extremely graphic photographs of Bunny’s corpse, which was hog-tied in the very same way as her own will be.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 June 2024
Listen to this article Last week, Trump posted a video featuring an image of President Biden hog-tied — with hands and feet bound together.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2024
There was absolutely no reason to hog-tie the poor kid like that.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Between the outpouring of criticism over the hiring and the Washington Legislature's decision this year to bar police from hog-tying suspects — a legal change made in response to Ellis' death — the family has more faith that he won't be forgotten, Ericksen said.
—CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
On the truck's tailgate is a rendering meant to look as if the president is hog-tied and lying down in the bed of the pick-up.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2024
The 49ers hog-tied him pretty well in their last Super Bowl matchup, until that fourth-quarter collapse.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog-tie
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Kim Kardashian Videos In India Go Viral Before Anant Ambani Wedding By Alex Gonzalez Contributing Entertainment Writer 1 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Kim Kardashian is everywhere this holiday season, and nothing can impede her socialite status.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Under a contingency plan the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs put out in January, veterans' access to healthcare, other benefits and even memorial services won't be impeded.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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For years, Kazakhstan has worked with Jewish groups to repeal Cold War-era legislation hampering trade with the United States.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Shacks and buildings were left completely destroyed when the cyclone struck the nation hampered by poverty.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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First, the cyclical economic impact of high interest rates and restrictive monetary policy has hindered investment, and by extension, growth and hiring.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Related article An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting.Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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If two people actually did this on a real-life New Year’s Eve TV show today, the clip would immediately go viral and everyone would be making fun of them on social media with snarky commentary and embarrassing GIFs and a hashtag: #newyearscrazydance.Bob Sassone, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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And then, on this trip in the last several days, living in the shadow of this larger-than-life character and feeling constantly put upon and shamed by him and embarrassed by him.Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors said in November that former Adams aide Mohamed Bahi is also weighing a plea deal in a separate case, in which he’s charged with obstructing the corruption investigation that led to the mayor’s indictment.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Twenty-two of the charges, including 11 counts of obstructing free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death and 11 hate crimes resulting in death, carried the death penalty.Tara Suter, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
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