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单词 hog-tie
释义

hog-tie

verb

ˈhȯg-ˌtī How to pronounce hog-tie (audio)
ˈhäg-
hog-tied; hog-tying; hog-ties

transitive verb

1
: to tie together the feet of
2
: to make helpless : stymie
hog-tie scientific progress

Synonyms

  • clog
  • cramp
  • embarrass
  • encumber
  • fetter
  • hamper
  • handcuff
  • handicap
  • hinder
  • hobble
  • hold back
  • hold up
  • impede
  • inhibit
  • interfere (with)
  • manacle
  • obstruct
  • shackle
  • short-circuit
  • stymie
  • tie up
  • trammel
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Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

hog-tie

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • impede
  • hamper
  • hinder
  • embarrass
  • obstruct
  • handcuff
  • shackle
  • hobble
  • handicap
  • restrain
  • stymie
  • cramp
  • fetter
  • inhibit
  • block
  • encumber
  • manacle
  • delay
  • constrain
  • tie up
  • tie
  • disrupt
  • trammel
  • rein
  • thwart
  • bind
  • leash
  • clog
  • hold back
  • tether
  • halter
  • short-circuit
  • curb
  • frustrate
  • strangle
  • stifle
  • interfere (with)
  • give a hard time
  • chain
  • barricade
  • balk
  • cramp one's style
  • brake
  • arrest
  • choke
  • check
  • retard
  • blockade
  • confine
  • roadblock
  • hold up
  • retain
  • foil
  • suffocate
  • smother
  • muzzle
  • sabotage
  • stump
  • baffle
  • derail
  • mire
  • repress
  • bog (down)
  • suppress
  • hem (in)
  • hedge (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • help
  • assist
  • facilitate
  • aid
  • open
  • liberate
  • make way
  • untie
  • release
  • loosen
  • free
  • clear
  • unplug
  • encourage
  • unstop
  • promote
  • unclog
  • smooth
  • further
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