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hogtied

/ˈhɒɡtaɪd/

/ˈhɑɡtaɪd/

hogtiedadjective

more hogtied

Comp.

most hogtied

Super.

/ˈhɒɡtaɪd/

/ˈhɔɡtaɪd/

Translations

entravéSens figuré : empêché d’agir librement, comme lié.

The new regulations left the company feeling hogtied, unable to innovate freely.

Les nouvelles réglementations ont laissé l’entreprise entravée, incapable d’innover librement.

Additional translations

ligotéSens littéral : attaché fortement, mains et pieds liés.

Definitions

Restricted or hindered in movement or action, as if bound or tied up.

The new regulations left the company feeling hogtied, unable to innovate freely.

Bound hand and foot, with the arms and legs tied together behind the back.

The hostage was discovered hogtied in the warehouse.

Synonyms

tied up

hogtieverb

hogtied

Past Simple

hogtied

Past Simple

hogtied

Past Participle

hogtying

ing-form

/ˈhɒɡtaɪ/

/ˈhɑɡtaɪ/

Translations

ligoterSens concret : attacher étroitement, notamment les pattes d’un animal.

The rancher had to hogtie the calf to keep it from running away during the branding process.

L’éleveur a dû ligoter le veau pour l’empêcher de s’enfuir pendant le marquage.

Additional translations

entraverSens figuré : bloquer, limiter fortement la capacité d’action.

Definitions

To bind the legs of an animal together, typically by tying the front and back legs together.

The rancher had to hogtie the calf to keep it from running away during the branding process.

To restrict or impede someone or something by binding or limiting their actions.

The new regulations could hogtie the company's ability to innovate.

Synonyms

tie up

hogtiepast participle

hogtied

Translations

entravéSens figuré : privé de liberté d’action, fortement limité.

The committee felt hogtied by budget constraints.

Le comité se sentait entravé par les contraintes budgétaires.

Additional translations

ligotéSens littéral ou imagé selon le contexte.

Definitions

Restrained, immobilized, or severely limited in action.

The committee felt hogtied by budget constraints.

Synonyms

tied up

pinned down

hogtienoun

Definitions

A method of tying the legs of an animal together, typically by binding all four legs with a single rope or cord, to restrict movement.

The rancher used a hogtie to secure the calf for branding.