Hobble - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhɑːbl|
Brit.
|ˈhɒb(ə)l|
noun
- a shackle for the ankles or feet (syn: fetter)
- the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg (syn: hitch, limp)
- the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg (syn: hitch, limp)
verb
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury (syn: gimp, hitch, limp)
The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
- hamper the action or progress ofThe chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean
- 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 (syn: hopple)hobble race horses
Extra examples
She picked up her cane and hobbled across the room.
She is sometimes hobbled by self-doubt.
He has been hobbled by a knee injury.
He hobbled into the room on crutches.
Many start-ups are hobbled by a lack of sufficient capital.
The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: hobble
he/she/it: hobbles
present participle: hobbling
past tense: hobbled
past participle: hobbled
I/you/we/they: hobble
he/she/it: hobbles
present participle: hobbling
past tense: hobbled
past participle: hobbled
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