单词 | hogtie |
释义 | hogtie[ hawg-tahy, hog- ] / ˈhɔgˌtaɪ, ˈhɒg- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hogtie ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), hog·tied, hog·ty·ing.to tie (an animal) with all four feet together. to hamper or thwart: Repeated delays hogtied the investigation. Origin of hogtieAn Americanism dating back to 1890–95; hog + tie Words nearby hogtiehog plum, hog score, hog's fennel, hogshead, hog sucker, hogtie, Hogtown, Hogue, hogwash, hogweed, hog-wild Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for hogtiehogtie / (ˈhɒɡˌtaɪ) / verb -ties, -tying or -tied (tr) mainly USto tie together the legs or the arms and legs of to impede, hamper, or thwart Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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