Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hog-tie

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: hog-tie
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tie the feet of person or animal together; originally all four legs of a quadruped.

Transitive verb

verb

To render helpless.

noun

The act of tying the feet together in this way.

noun

A harness used to tie the feet this way.

Example Sentences

"# “As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps ! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. […]”"

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

hog-ties (present, singular) hog-tying (participle, present) hog-tied (participle, past) hog-tied (past) hog-ties (plural)

Questions

What does hog-tie mean?: To tie the feet of person or animal together; originally all four legs of a quadruped.

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