Hobble
31hobble — 1. noun a) Short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off. b) An unsteady, off balance step. 2. verb a) To restrict a horse with hobbles. b) To walk unevenly …
32hobble — Synonyms and related words: amble, anchor, andante, barge, bind, bowl along, bridle, bundle, burden, castrate, chain, claudicate, claudication, clog, clump, clutch, complication, cramp, crawl, creep, cripple, crunch, cumber, curb, dead march,… …
33hobble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shackle, bond, binding. v. limp, stagger; halt, bind, shackle, handicap, limit. See restraint, slowness, failure. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To restrict] Syn. clog, fetter, shackle; see hinder , restrain… …
34hobble — hob|ble [ˈhɔbəl US ˈha: ] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Dutch or Low German] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to walk with difficulty, especially because your legs or feet hurt →↑limp ▪ He hobbled into the room on crutches. 2.) [T… …
35hobble — hob·ble || hÉ‘bl / hÉ’bl v. limp, walk lamely; tie the legs of an animal …
36hobble — verb 1》 walk awkwardly, typically because of pain. ↘cause to limp. 2》 strap together the legs of (a horse) to prevent straying. 3》 create difficulty for. noun 1》 an awkward way of walking. 2》 a rope or strap for hobbling a horse. Derivatives… …
37hobble — I. v. n. Limp, halt, hop, walk lamely. II. v. a. Fetter, hopple. III. n. 1. Limp, halt. 2. Perplexity, embarrassment, difficulty, strait, pickle …
38hobble — verb 1 (I) to walk with difficulty, especially as a result of an injury to your legs or feet: an old man hobbling along the street 2 (T) to loosely fasten two of an animal s legs together, to stop it from running away 3 (T) to deliberately make… …
39hobble — verb Luke hobbled into the post office Syn: limp, walk with difficulty, walk lamely, move unsteadily, walk haltingly; shamble, totter, dodder, stagger, falter, stumble, lurch …
40hobble — v 1. limp, hitch, walk lamely; shuffle, shamble, drag one s feet; halt, pause, hesitate; toddle, dodder, falter, move unsteadily; totter, stagger, weave, reel. 2. hopple, trammel, fetter, shackle, gyve; chain, tether, hitch, picket, stake out;… …