hog-tie
Restrain all limbs
To hog-tie is to bind someone's hands and feet together, originally referring to the method used to restrain hogs or cattle for branding.
The term extends to any situation where someone is rendered helpless or unable to act: Budget cuts have hog-tied the department.
Also spelled hogtie.
restrain
Fasten or obligate
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- immobilizeStop all motion
- secureProtected from harm
- fastenFix securely in position
tether · rope · lash · pinion · strap · cinch · subdue · incapacitate
bind
Fasten or obligate
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- immobilizeStop all motion
- secureProtected from harm
fasten · tether · rope · lash · pinion · strap · cinch · subdue · incapacitate · wrangle
lasso
Looped rope for catching
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
corral · bronco · wrangler · chute · arena · livestock · western · ranch · cattle · rodeo
stymie
To obstruct or baffle
impede · stall · paralyze · cripple · handicap · blockade · frustrate · derail · sabotage · neutralize