About The Word Hobble
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Hobble
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What's The Definition Of Hobble?
[n] the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
[n] a shackle for the ankles or feet [v] strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; of race horses [v] walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day." [v] hamper the action or progress of;"The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean" Synonyms | Synonyms for Hobble: fetter | hitch | hitch | hopple | limp | limp Related Terms | Find terms related to Hobble: amble | anchor | andante | barge | bind | bowl along | bridle | bundle | burden | castrate | chain | claudicate | claudication | clog | clump | clutch | complication | cramp | crawl | creep | cripple | crunch | cumber | curb | dead march | deflate | disable | disarm | dodder | dogtrot | drag | drag along | drag out | droop | emasculate | embarrass | embarrassing position | embarrassment | enchain | encumber | enmesh | ensnarl | entangle | entoil | entrammel | entrap | entwine | falter | fasten | fetter | fine how-do-you-do | flounce | foot | footpace | footslog | funeral march | gag | gait | gallop | go dead slow | go slow | gyve | halt | hamper | hamstring | handcuff | handicap | hell to pay | hinder | hippety-hop | hitch | hog-tie | hop | hopple | hot water | how-do-you-do | idle | imbroglio | impede | incapacitate | inch | inch along | involve | jam | jog | jog trot | jog-trot | jolt | jump | knock out | lame | lash | laze | leash | leisurely gait | lime | limp | lock step | lumber | lumbering pace | lunge | lurch | maim | make fast | manacle | mess | mince | mincing steps | mix | moor | morass | mosey | muzzle | net | pace | paddle | paralyze | parlous straits | pass | peg | peg down | piaffe | piaffer | picket | pickle | pin down | pinch | pinion | plight | plod | poke | poke along | prance | predicament | press down | pretty pass | pretty pickle | pretty predicament | prostrate | put in irons | quagmire | quicksand | rack | reel | restrain | restrict | roll | rope | saddle with | sashay | saunter | scrape | scuff | scuffle | scuttle | secure | shackle | shamble | shuffle | shuffle along | sidle | silence | single-foot | skip | slink | slither | slog | slouch | slough | slow march | slow motion | slowness | snarl | spot | squeeze | stagger | stagger along | stalk | stamp | step | stew | sticky wicket | stomp | straddle | straggle | strait | straitjacket | straits | strangle | strap | stride | stroll | strolling gait | strut | stumble | stump | swagger | swamp | swing | tangle | tether | throttle | tie | tie down | tie up | tight spot | tight squeeze | tightrope | tittup | toddle | toddle along | toil | totter | totter along | traipse | trammel | tread | tricky spot | trip | trot | trudge | truss up | unholy mess | velocity | waddle | walk | wamble | weave | weigh down | wiggle | wing | wobble | worm | worm along See Also | bond | gait | hamper | hinder | impede | shackle | strap | trammel | trammels | walk Hobble In Webster's Dictionary \Hob"ble\, n. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hobbling}.] [OE. hobelen, hoblen, freq. of hoppen to hop;
akin to D. hobbelen, hoblen, hoppeln. See {Hop} to jump, and
cf. {Hopple} ]
1. To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a
hitch or hop, or with crutches.
The friar was hobbling the same way too. --Dryden.
2. To move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in
writing. --Prior.
The hobbling versification, the mean diction.
--Jeffreys.
\Hob"ble\, v. t. 1. To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog. `` They hobbled their horses.'' --Dickens 2. To perplex; to embarrass. \Hob"ble\, n. 1. An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait. --Swift. 2. Same as {Hopple}. 3. Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment. --Waterton. |
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