hog-tie vs promote

hog-tie

noun
  • The act of tying the feet together in this way. 

verb
  • To render helpless. 

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

promote

verb
  • To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure. 

  • To elevate to a higher league. 

  • To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank. 

  • To move on to a subsequent stage of education. 

  • To encourage, urge or incite. 

  • To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity. 

  • To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank. 

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