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
The dead man found hog-tied on the side of a highway earlier this week has been identified as a 57-year-old Queens resident as NYPD detectives launch a homicide investigation, police said Friday.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Burns became combative and the officers hog-tied him and tased him 21 times, according to police records.
—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
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Burns became combative and the officers hog-tied him and tased him 21 times, according to police records.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog-tie
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Removing opportunities for public commentary could impede the department’s ability to operate in the public’s interest, according to experts who spoke with Reuters.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The charges were first dropped a few weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term in part because the case would impede Adams’ ability to do his job as mayor, including cooperating with Trump’s immigration crackdown, the Justice Department’s new acting deputy attorney general wrote.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Frederiksen said that other European nations are also on Denmark's side in this back-and-forth with Trump, already hampering the ties between the U.S. and its allies since Trump regained office.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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With a starting rotation hampered by injuries, the Mets are going to rely on the offense and bullpen to get them through the beginning of the season.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Related article Recession odds are rising as Trump’s trade war escalates, Goldman Sachs says The economy faces a growing risk of a recession as tariffs could hinder growth, increase unemployment and contribute to inflation, according to Goldman Sachs.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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Such rigid mentalities can lead team members to avoid challenges, fear failure and resist feedback, which ultimately hinders their organizations’ overall business growth.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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But the medical-looking royal blue bottles of nicotine lozenges embarrassed her.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Many of them had to fail, repeat, embarrass themselves, risk everything, and learn.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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The government argued her presence in the United States obstructs the administration's foreign policy objective of preventing the spread of antisemitism.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Officials told the outlet his airwaves were not obstructed.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Hog-tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog-tie. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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