hobble 音标拼音: [h'ɑbəl]
vi . 蹒跚
vt . 使跛行,阻碍
n . 跛行
蹒跚使跛行,阻碍跛行
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 . . . Definition of hobble verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive] (+ adv prep ) to walk with difficulty, especially because your feet or legs hurt synonym limp He hobbled painfully across the road She was hobbling around on crutches
Hobble - Wikipedia To hobble means to walk in an impeded manner, as if with a physical disability or injury, or to cause an animal or person to do likewise Hobble may also refer to: Hobble (device), a device used for restricting the ability to run or to walk, usually for a horse; Hobble skirt, a skirt with a narrow enough hem to significantly impede the wearer's
HOBBLE - Definition Translations | Collins English Dictionary If you hobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured
hobble | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary hobble meaning: to walk with small, uncomfortable steps, especially because your feet hurt Learn more
HOBBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary HOBBLE meaning: 1 to walk in an awkward way, usually because the feet or legs are injured: 2 to limit something… Learn more