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HOG-TIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hog-tie mean? 

HOG-TIE (verb)
  The verb HOG-TIE has 1 sense:

1. tie together somebody's limbsplay

  Familiarity information: HOG-TIE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOG-TIE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tie together somebody's limbs

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

The prisoner was hog-tied

Hypernyms (to "hog-tie" is one way to...):

bind; tie down; tie up; truss (secure with or as if with ropes)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to hog-tie the prisoners


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