hog·tie
or hog-tie (hôg′tī′, hŏg′-)tr.v. hog·tied,
hog·tie·ing or
hog·ty·ing,
hog·ties or
hog-tied or
hog-tie·ing or
hog-ty·ing or
hog-ties 1. To tie together the feet or legs of.
2. Informal To impede or disrupt in movement or action. See Synonyms at hobble.
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hogtie
(ˈhɒɡˌtaɪ) vb (
tr) ,
-ties,
-tying or -tied1. to tie together the legs or the arms and legs of
2. to impede, hamper, or thwart
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hog•tie
(ˈhɔgˌtaɪ, ˈhɒg-)
v.t. -tied, -ty•ing. 1. to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
2. to hamper; thwart: Delays hogtied the investigation.
[1890–95, Amer.]
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hogtie
Past participle: hogtied
Gerund: hogtying
| Present |
|---|
| I hogtie |
| you hogtie |
| he/she/it hogties |
| we hogtie |
| you hogtie |
| they hogtie |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I hogtied |
| you hogtied |
| he/she/it hogtied |
| we hogtied |
| you hogtied |
| they hogtied |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am hogtying |
| you are hogtying |
| he/she/it is hogtying |
| we are hogtying |
| you are hogtying |
| they are hogtying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have hogtied |
| you have hogtied |
| he/she/it has hogtied |
| we have hogtied |
| you have hogtied |
| they have hogtied |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was hogtying |
| you were hogtying |
| he/she/it was hogtying |
| we were hogtying |
| you were hogtying |
| they were hogtying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had hogtied |
| you had hogtied |
| he/she/it had hogtied |
| we had hogtied |
| you had hogtied |
| they had hogtied |
| Future |
|---|
| I will hogtie |
| you will hogtie |
| he/she/it will hogtie |
| we will hogtie |
| you will hogtie |
| they will hogtie |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have hogtied |
| you will have hogtied |
| he/she/it will have hogtied |
| we will have hogtied |
| you will have hogtied |
| they will have hogtied |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be hogtying |
| you will be hogtying |
| he/she/it will be hogtying |
| we will be hogtying |
| you will be hogtying |
| they will be hogtying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been hogtying |
| you have been hogtying |
| he/she/it has been hogtying |
| we have been hogtying |
| you have been hogtying |
| they have been hogtying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been hogtying |
| you will have been hogtying |
| he/she/it will have been hogtying |
| we will have been hogtying |
| you will have been hogtying |
| they will have been hogtying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been hogtying |
| you had been hogtying |
| he/she/it had been hogtying |
| we had been hogtying |
| you had been hogtying |
| they had been hogtying |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would hogtie |
| you would hogtie |
| he/she/it would hogtie |
| we would hogtie |
| you would hogtie |
| they would hogtie |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have hogtied |
| you would have hogtied |
| he/she/it would have hogtied |
| we would have hogtied |
| you would have hogtied |
| they would have hogtied |
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