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Hobble

Hobble Definition And Meaning
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.

Hobble Definition And Meaning

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"

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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