sputati

1. to bind; to fetter; to tie up
   Razbojnici su ga sputali i zaključali u podrum. — The robbers tied him up and locked him in the basement.
   Seljak je sputao konja da ne odluta. — The farmer hobbled the horse so it wouldn't wander off.
2. to constrain; to restrict; to hold back
   Strah ju je potpuno sputao na sceni. — Fear completely paralysed her on stage.
   Nova pravila su sputala mala preduzeća. — The new rules held back small businesses.

The imperfective is sputavati; the participle sputan often means "inhibited, constrained".