Definition of Hogtied

1. Verb. (past of hogtie) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hogtied

1. hogtie [v] - See also: hogtie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hogtied

hogreeves
hogringer
hogringers
hogs
hogscore
hogscores
hogshead
hogsheads
hogskin
hogskins
hogsties
hogsty
hogsucker
hogswallop
hogtie
hogtied (current term)
hogtieing
hogties
hogtying
hogwaller
hogwallers
hogward
hogwards
hogwash
hogwashes
hogweed
hogweeds
hoh
hoha
hohed

Literary usage of Hogtied

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Human Rights Violations in the United States: A Report on U.S. Compliance by Steven R. Shapiro (1993)
"Pelican Bay officials may also deny VCU prisoners eating utensils; or leave prisoners handcuffed or hogtied (with hands tied behind their backs), ..."

2. Let 'er Buck, a Story of the Passing of the Old West by Charles Wellington Furlong (1921)
"These three ran down, roped, threw, dismounted and hogtied six Texas steers in the remarkable time of 2 minutes, 8 1-5 seconds, an average of 21 3-5 seconds ..."

3. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1922)
"Early next morning we went back to the ridge and found one of the cubs, which we roped, hogtied and took with us to Cheyenne, where he grew into a splendid ..."

4. Waiter, There's a Horse in My Wine: A Treasury of Entertainment, Exploration by Jennifer "Chotzi" Rosen (2005)
"... regulated, slapped around and hogtied like everything else in France except sex. Henceforth, they declared, Beaujolais shall not be fizzy! ..."

5. A Bible for a Thoughtfull Skeptic by Thom Pain Jr., Thom Pain (2005)
"In a way, democracies invite leaders to lead the country with one hand tied behind their backs, sometimes two, and on rare occasions being hogtied, ..."

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