hobble
11hobble — [[t]hɒ̱b(ə)l[/t]] hobbles, hobbling, hobbled 1) VERB If you hobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured. [V adv/prep] He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table... The swelling had… …
12hobble — UK [ˈhɒb(ə)l] / US [ˈhɑb(ə)l] verb Word forms hobble : present tense I/you/we/they hobble he/she/it hobbles present participle hobbling past tense hobbled past participle hobbled 1) [intransitive] to walk slowly and with difficulty because your… …
13hobble — I. verb (hobbled; hobbling) Etymology: Middle English hoblen; akin to Middle Dutch hobbelen to turn, roll Date: 14th century intransitive verb to move along unsteadily or with difficulty; especially to limp along transitive verb 1. to cause to… …
14hobble — hobbler, n. /hob euhl/, v., hobbled, hobbling, n. v.i. 1. to walk lamely; limp. 2. to proceed irregularly and haltingly: His verses hobble with their faulty meters. v.t. 3. to cause to limp: His tight shoes hobbled him. 4. to fasten together the… …
15hobble — hob·ble häb əl vb, hob·bled; hob·bling (ə )liŋ vi to move along unsteadily or with difficulty esp to limp along vt 1) to cause to limp: make lame: CRIPPLE 2) to fasten together the legs of (as a horse) to prevent straying …
16Hobble — Recorded in a number of spellings including Hoble, Hobell, Hobble, Hobwell, Hubball, Hubble, Hubbell, and Hubbold this is an Early English or Anglo Saxon surname. It is believed to derive from the now lost personal name Hugibald. From hug ,… …
17hobble — verb Hobble is used with these nouns as the object: ↑horse …
18hobble — hob|ble [ habl ] verb 1. ) transitive to prevent something developing or being successful: The whole organization has been hobbled by mismanagement. 2. ) intransitive to walk slowly and with difficulty because your feet are sore or injured:… …
19hobble — hob•ble [[t]ˈhɒb əl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to walk lamely; limp 2) to proceed irregularly and haltingly 3) to cause to limp 4) to fasten together the legs of (a horse, mule, etc.) by short lengths of rope to prevent free motion 5) to impede;… …
20hobble — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a walk lamely; limp. b proceed haltingly in action or speech (hobbled lamely to his conclusion). 2 tr. a tie together the legs of (a horse etc.) to prevent it from straying. b tie (a horse s etc. legs). 3 tr. cause (a person… …
