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Meaning of 'hobble'
Meaning of 'hobble' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Hobble 
[ n.]
- An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his
gait. [ n.]- 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. [ n. i.]- To move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in writing.
3. Hobble [ v. t.]
- To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog. [ v. t.]- To perplex; to embarrass.
Meaning of 'hobble' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. hobble [ v]
[ 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
- 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
- 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
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
Example in sentence:
- The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
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