Hobble
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɒbəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hobble is a noun meaning An unsteady, off-balance step.
Meaning
An unsteady, off-balance step.
More Meanings
- (dialect, UK and Newfoundland) An odd job; a piece of casual work.
- To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.
- To walk lame, or unevenly.
- (figurative) To move or proceed roughly or irregularly.
- To disable; to impede.
- (archaic, informal) A difficult situation; a scrape.
- (chiefly in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: shackle, enshackle
The friar was hobbling the same way too.
The hobbling versification, the mean diction.
you hobble your old horse and turn him grazing
Word Forms
- hobbles
- hobbling
- hobbled
Synonyms for hobble
Depending on context, synonyms include tether, hirple, shackle, enshackle, nobble, hamper.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fetter, limp, hamper, undermine, obstruct, interfere.
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