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1. (v.i.) hobble
to walk lamely; limp.
2. hobble
to proceed irregularly and haltingly.
3. (v.t.) hobble
to cause to limp.
4. hobble
to fasten together the legs of (a horse, mule, etc.) by short lengths of rope to prevent free motion.
5. hobble
to impede; hamper the progress of.
6. (n.) hobble
an act of hobbling; an uneven, halting gait; a limp.
7. hobble
a rope, strap, etc., used to hobble an animal.
8. hobble
Archaic. an awkward or difficult situation.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME hobelen)
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| Definition of 'hobble' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fetter, hobble
a shackle for the ankles or feet
2. (verb) hitch, hobble, limp
the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
3. (verb) limp, gimp, hobble, hitch
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
"The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
4. (verb) hobble
hamper the action or progress of
"The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"
5. (verb) hopple, hobble
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
"hobble race horses"
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| Definition of 'hobble' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hobble
an unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait
2. (noun) hobble
same as Hopple
3. (noun) hobble
difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment
4. hobble
to walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches
5. hobble
to move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in writing
6. (verb) hobble
to fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog
7. (verb) hobble
to perplex; to embarrass
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Sense: to walk with difficulty, usually taking short steps (eg because one is lame or because one's feet are sore)
The old lady hobbled along with a stick.
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 Afrikaans: mank loop, strompel |
 Arabic: يَعْرُجُ |
 Bulgarian: куцам |
 Brazilian: coxear |
 Czech: kulhat |
 German: humpeln |
 Danish: humpe |
 Greek: κουτσαίνω |
 Spanish: cojear, andar con dificul |
 Estonian: lonkama |
 Farsi: لنگیدن |
 Finnish: ontua |
 French: traîner la jambe |
 Hebrew: לִצלוֹעַ |
 Hindi: लंगड़ा कर चलना |
 Croatian: hramati,šepati |
 Hungarian: biceg |
 Indonesian: terpincang-pincang |
 Icelandic: haltra |
 Italian: zoppicare |
 Japanese: びっこをひく |
 Korean: 발을 절다 |
 Lithuanian: šlubuoti, klibikščiuoti |
 Latvian: klibot |
 Malay: berjalan terincut-incut |
 Dutch: hobbelen, strompelen, man |
 Norwegian: humpe, halte, hinke |
 Polish: utykać, kuleć |
 Persian: لنگیدن |
 Pashto: ګډ کیدل |
 Portuguese: coxear |
 Romanian: a mergeşontâc-şontâc |
 Russian: прихрамывать |
 Slovak: krívať |
 Slovenian: krevsati |
 Serbian: hramati |
 Swedish: halta. linka |
 Thai: เดินกะโผลกกะเผลก |
 Turkish: aksayarak yürümek, topall |
 Taiwanese: 蹣跚 |
 Ukrainian: кульгати, шкутильгати |
 Urdu: لنگڑا کر چلنا |
 Vietnamese: đi khập khiễng |
 Chinese: 蹒跚 |
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