Advertisement
Advertisement
hobble
[hob-uhl]
verb (used without object)
to walk lamely; limp.
to proceed irregularly and haltingly.
His verses hobble with their faulty meters.
verb (used with object)
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.
noun
an act of hobbling; an uneven, halting gait; a limp.
a rope, strap, etc., used to hobble an animal.
hobbles, a leg harness for controlling the gait of a pacer.
Archaic., an awkward or difficult situation.
hobble
/ ˈhɒbəl /
verb
(intr) to walk with a lame awkward movement
(tr) to fetter the legs of (a horse) in order to restrict movement
to progress unevenly or with difficulty
(tr) to hamper or restrict (the actions or scope of a person, organization, etc)
noun
a strap, rope, etc, used to hobble a horse
a limping gait
dialect, a difficult or embarrassing situation
a castrated ferret
Other Word Forms
- hobbler noun
- unhobbled adjective
- unhobbling adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hobble1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hobble1
Example Sentences
Riley hobbled down the aisle, hampered by the chronic nerve injury in her left leg that has forced her to announce her retirement a month shy of her 38th birthday.
Occasionally hobbling between the wickets, he sprinkled eight boundaries, including a six over the grandstand, through a professional innings that took the game away from Ireland before he was bowled by Ben White for 55.
Having positioned himself at the back of the race from the start, he eventually managed to hobble over the line and finished last.
The changes also seem to have hobbled the bureau’s efforts to find Kirk’s assassin.
After the pandemic, the studio model that once allowed new tentpole films to be released in theaters virtually every week of the year was hobbled.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
