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Meaning of 'hobble' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hobble [ n.]
- An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait.
- Same as Hopple.
- Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment.
2 . Hobble [ n. i.]
- To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches.
- To move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in writing.
3 . Hobble [ v. t.]
- To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog.
- To perplex; to embarrass.

Meaning of 'hobble' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hobble [ v]
Meaning (1):
- strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison
Example in sentence:
  • hobble race horses
Meaning (2):
- hamper the action or progress of
Example in sentence:
  • The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean
Meaning (3):
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
Example in sentence:
  • The old woman hobbles down to the store every day

Nearby Words:

hob hobandnob hobanob hobbies hobbism hobbist hobblebush hobbled hobbledehoy hobbler

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