hobble 音標拼音: [h'ɑbəl]
vi . 蹣跚
vt . 使跛行,阻礙
n . 跛行
蹣跚使跛行,阻礙跛行
hobble n 1 :
a shackle for the ankles or feet [
synonym : {
fetter }, {
hobble }]
2 :
the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg [
synonym : {
hitch }, {
hobble }, {
limp }]
v 1 :
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury ; "
The old woman hobbles down to the store every day " [
synonym :
{
limp }, {
gimp }, {
hobble }, {
hitch }]
2 :
hamper the action or progress of ; "
The chairman was hobbled by the all -
powerful dean "
3 :
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 " [
synonym : {
hopple }, {
hobble }]
Hobble \
Hob "
ble \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Hobbled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Hobbling }.] [
OE .
hobelen ,
hoblen ,
freq .
of hoppen to hop ;
akin to D .
hobbelen ,
hoblen ,
hoppeln .
See {
Hop }
to jump ,
and cf . {
Hopple } ]
1 .
To walk lame ,
bearing chiefly on one leg ;
to walk with a hitch or hop ,
or with crutches .
[
1913 Webster ]
The friar was hobbling the same way too . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To move roughly or irregularly ; --
said of style in writing . --
Prior .
[
1913 Webster ]
The hobbling versification ,
the mean diction .
--
Jeffreys .
[
1913 Webster ]
Hobble \
Hob "
ble \,
v .
t .
1 .
To fetter by tying the legs ;
to hopple ;
to clog . "
They hobbled their horses ." --
Dickens [
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To perplex ;
to embarrass .
[
1913 Webster ]
Hobble \
Hob "
ble \,
n .
1 .
An unequal gait ;
a limp ;
a halt ;
as ,
he has a hobble in his gait . --
Swift .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Same as {
Hopple }.
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Difficulty ;
perplexity ;
embarrassment . --
Waterton .
[
1913 Webster ]
234 Moby Thesaurus words for "
hobble ":
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 ,
deflate ,
disable ,
disarm ,
dodder ,
dogtrot ,
drag ,
drag along ,
drag out ,
droop ,
emasculate ,
embarrass ,
embarrassing position ,
embarrassment ,
enchain ,
encumber ,
enmesh ,
ensnarl ,
entangle ,
entoil ,
entrammel ,
entrap ,
entwine ,
falter ,
fasten ,
fetter ,
fine how -
do -
you -
do ,
flounce ,
foot ,
footpace ,
footslog ,
funeral march ,
gag ,
gait ,
gallop ,
go dead slow ,
go slow ,
gyve ,
halt ,
hamper ,
hamstring ,
handcuff ,
handicap ,
hell to pay ,
hinder ,
hippety -
hop ,
hitch ,
hog -
tie ,
hop ,
hopple ,
hot water ,
how -
do -
you -
do ,
idle ,
imbroglio ,
impede ,
incapacitate ,
inch ,
inch along ,
involve ,
jam ,
jog ,
jog trot ,
jog -
trot ,
jolt ,
jump ,
knock out ,
lame ,
lash ,
laze ,
leash ,
leisurely gait ,
lime ,
limp ,
lock step ,
lumber ,
lumbering pace ,
lunge ,
lurch ,
maim ,
make fast ,
manacle ,
mess ,
mince ,
mincing steps ,
mix ,
moor ,
morass ,
mosey ,
muzzle ,
net ,
pace ,
paddle ,
paralyze ,
parlous straits ,
pass ,
peg ,
peg down ,
piaffe ,
piaffer ,
picket ,
pickle ,
pin down ,
pinch ,
pinion ,
plight ,
plod ,
poke ,
poke along ,
prance ,
predicament ,
press down ,
pretty pass ,
pretty pickle ,
pretty predicament ,
prostrate ,
put in irons ,
quagmire ,
quicksand ,
rack ,
reel ,
restrain ,
restrict ,
roll ,
rope ,
saddle with ,
sashay ,
saunter ,
scrape ,
scuff ,
scuffle ,
scuttle ,
secure ,
shackle ,
shamble ,
shuffle ,
shuffle along ,
sidle ,
silence ,
single -
foot ,
skip ,
slink ,
slither ,
slog ,
slouch ,
slough ,
slow march ,
slow motion ,
slowness ,
snarl ,
spot ,
squeeze ,
stagger ,
stagger along ,
stalk ,
stamp ,
step ,
stew ,
sticky wicket ,
stomp ,
straddle ,
straggle ,
strait ,
straitjacket ,
straits ,
strangle ,
strap ,
stride ,
stroll ,
strolling gait ,
strut ,
stumble ,
stump ,
swagger ,
swamp ,
swing ,
tangle ,
tether ,
throttle ,
tie ,
tie down ,
tie up ,
tight spot ,
tight squeeze ,
tightrope ,
tittup ,
toddle ,
toddle along ,
toil ,
totter ,
totter along ,
traipse ,
trammel ,
tread ,
tricky spot ,
trip ,
trot ,
trudge ,
truss up ,
unholy mess ,
velocity ,
waddle ,
walk ,
wamble ,
weave ,
weigh down ,
wiggle ,
wing ,
wobble ,
worm ,
worm along
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HOBBLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of HOBBLE is to move along unsteadily or with difficulty; especially : to limp along How to use hobble in a sentence
HOBBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary HOBBLE definition: 1 to walk in an awkward way, usually because the feet or legs are injured: 2 to limit something… Learn more
Hobble (device) - Wikipedia A hobble (also, and perhaps earlier, hopple), [1] or spancel, is a device which prevents or limits the locomotion of an animal, by tethering one or more legs Although hobbles are most commonly used on horses, they are also sometimes used on other animals
HOBBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary To hobble something or someone means to make it more difficult for them to be successful or to achieve what they want
Hobble - definition of hobble by The Free Dictionary To put a device around the legs of (a horse, for example) so as to hamper but not prevent movement 2 To cause to limp 3 To hamper the action or progress of; impede n 1 A hobbling walk or gait 2 A device, such as a rope or strap, used to hobble an animal
hobble verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . [transitive] hobble something to tie together two legs of a horse or other animal in order to stop it from running away The horse’s hind legs had been hobbled
hobble - Wiktionary, the free dictionary hobble (plural hobbles) (chiefly in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off An unsteady, off-balance step
What does hobble mean? - Definitions. net A hobble is a device that prevents or limits the locomotion of a human or an animal, by tethering one or more legs Although hobbles are most commonly used on horses, they are sometimes used also on other animals
Hobble - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com When you hobble, you walk awkwardly or unsteadily because you're in pain You might wipe out on your bike and then hobble back home, pushing it in front of you
HOBBLE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Hobble definition: to walk lamely; limp See examples of HOBBLE used in a sentence