v. i. | 1. | To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches. |
2. | To move roughly or irregularly; - said of style in writing. | |
v. t. | 1. | To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog. |
2. | To perplex; to embarrass. | |
n. | 1. | An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; |
2. | Same as Hopple. | |
3. | Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment. |
Noun | 1. | hobble - a shackle for the ankles or feet Synonyms: fetter |
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Verb | 1. | hobble - walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day" |
2. | hobble - hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean" | |
3. | hobble - strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; "hobble race horses" Synonyms: hopple |