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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hob•ble /ˈhɑbəl/USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v. - to walk lamely;
limp:[no object]After the accident I hobbled back to the lodge. - [~ + object] to fasten together the legs of (a horse) by short lengths of rope to prevent free motion.
- impede;
hamper:[~ + object]Those developments will hobble the plan, but not ruin it.
n. [countable] - an uneven, halting way of walking;
a limp. - a rope, strap, etc., used to hobble.
hob•bler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hob•ble (hob′əl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v.i. - to walk lamely;
limp. - to proceed irregularly and haltingly:His verses hobble with their faulty meters.
v.t. - to cause to limp:His tight shoes hobbled him.
- to fasten together the legs of (a horse, mule, etc.) by short lengths of rope to prevent free motion.
- to impede;
hamper the progress of.
n. - an act of hobbling;
an uneven, halting gait;
a limp. - a rope, strap, etc., used to hobble an animal.
- Sport hobbles, a leg harness for controlling the gait of a pacer.
- [Archaic.]an awkward or difficult situation.
- Middle English hobelen, apparently akin to hob protuberance, uneven ground, and to Dutch hobbelen, German hoppeln to jolt 1300–50
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hinder, restrict, frustrate, cramp.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged aid, assist, benefit.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hobble /ˈhɒbəl/ vb - (intransitive) to walk with a lame awkward movement
- (transitive) to fetter the legs of (a horse) in order to restrict movement
- to progress unevenly or with difficulty
n - a strap, rope, etc, used to hobble a horse
- a limping gait
Also (for senses 2, 5): hopple Etymology: 14th Century: probably from Low German; compare Flemish hoppelen, Middle Dutch hobbelen to stammerˈhobbler n |