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hog-ties

verb , present tense third-person singular of hog-tie

Synonyms and Antonyms of hog-ties

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 of hog-ties

clogs, cramps, embarrasses, encumbers, fetters, hampers, handcuffs, handicaps, hinders, hobbles, holds back, holds up, impedes, inhibits, interferes (with), manacles, obstructs, shackles, short-circuits, stymies, ties up, trammels

Words Related to hog-ties

balks, checks, constrains, curbs, reins, restrains

binds, chains, halters, leashes, tethers, ties

arrests, brakes, delays, retains, retards

barricades, blockades, blocks, roadblocks

bogs (down), mires

chokes, smothers, stifles, strangles, suffocates

baffles, foils, frustrates, stumps, thwarts

derails, disrupts, sabotages

muzzles, represses, suppresses

confines, hedges (in), hems (in)

Phrases Synonymous with hog-ties

cramps one's style, gives a hard time

Near Antonyms of hog-ties

clears, makes way, opens, unclogs, unplugs, unstops

frees, liberates, releases, unties

loosens, smooths (also smoothes)

encourages, furthers, promotes

Antonyms of hog-ties

aids, assists, facilitates, helps

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