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hog-tie

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Synonyms & Antonyms of hog-tie

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

their principals' inflexible demands virtually hog-tied the diplomats' efforts to negotiate a peace treaty

Synonyms for hog-tie

clog,
cramp,
embarrass,
encumber,
fetter,
hamper,
handcuff,
handicap,
hinder,
hobble,
hold back,
hold up,
impede,
inhibit,
interfere (with),
manacle,
obstruct,
shackle,
short-circuit,
stymie,
tie up,
trammel

Words Related to hog-tie

balk,
check,
constrain,
curb,
rein,
restrain

bind,
chain,
halter,
leash,
tether,
tie

arrest,
brake,
delay,
retain,
retard

barricade,
block,
blockade,
roadblock

bog (down),
mire

choke,
smother,
stifle,
strangle,
suffocate

baffle,
foil,
frustrate,
stump,
thwart

derail,
disrupt,
sabotage

muzzle,
repress,
suppress

confine,
hedge (in),
hem (in)

Phrases Synonymous with hog-tie

cramp one's style,
give a hard time

Near Antonyms for hog-tie

clear,
make way,
open,
unclog,
unplug,
unstop

free,
liberate,
release,
untie

loosen,
smooth

encourage,
further,
promote

Antonyms for hog-tie

aid,
assist,
facilitate,
help

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“Hog-tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog-tie. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.

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The first known use of hog-tie was in 1886

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