hog-tied
Restrained for branding
Hog-tied describes being bound with all four limbs secured together, like a hog prepared for slaughter—wrists and ankles tied behind the back.
Figuratively, it means rendered completely helpless or unable to act: The new regulations left the agency hog-tied.
The verb hog-tie means to restrain someone this way, literally or figuratively.
Secured with bindings
- boundSecured or destined
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- knotsSecured loops in rope
twine · shackled · manacled · fettered · pinioned · restrained · cinched · knotted
Unable to move voluntarily
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
- rootedFirmly established in place
- anchoredFixed securely in position
pinned · stuck · fixed · restricted · constrained · hampered · impeded · stymied
Lacking strength or authority
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- subduedReduced in intensity
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- trappedUnable to escape
cornered · vulnerable · captured · dominated · controlled · incapacitated · neutralized · defeated
trussed
Secured with bindings
knots · twine · shackled · manacled · fettered · pinioned · restrained · cinched · knotted · tethered
paralyzed
Unable to move voluntarily
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
- rootedFirmly established in place
anchored · pinned · stuck · fixed · restricted · constrained · hampered · impeded · stymied · hamstrung
powerless
Lacking strength or authority
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- subduedReduced in intensity
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
trapped · cornered · vulnerable · captured · dominated · controlled · incapacitated · neutralized · defeated · overcome
rodeo
Cowboy skills competition
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- ranchLivestock-raising estate
wrangler · steer · corral · lassoing · bronco · gaucho · buckaroo · chaps · saddle · spurs
hog-tiedfree
Without payment or restriction
empowered · unencumbered · unfettered · liberated · emancipated