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 .
hogtie (ˈhɒɡˌtaɪ ) vb (
tr ) ,
-ties ,
-tying or -tied 1. to tie together the legs or the arms and legs of
2. to impede, hamper, or thwart
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. ]
hogtie Past participle: hogtiedGerund: hogtyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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