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1 hobble
1. intransitive verb2. nounhobble [about] — [herum]humpeln od. -hinken
Humpeln, das; Hinken, das* * *['hobl](to walk with difficulty, usually taking short steps (eg because one is lame or because one's feet are sore): The old lady hobbled along with a stick.) humpeln* * *hob·ble[ˈhɒbl̩, AM ˈhɑ:bl̩]I. vi hinken, humpelnto \hobble around on crutches mit Krücken herumlaufenII. vt▪ to \hobble sth etw behindern2. (tie legs together)to \hobble an animal einem Tier die Beine zusammenbindenIII. nby the end of the football match he was reduced to a \hobble am Ende des Spiels hinkte er nur noch* * *['hɒbl]1. vihumpeln, hinkento hobble in/out — herein-/hinaushumpeln
2. vt3. n(for horses) Fußfessel f* * *A v/i1. hinken, humpelnB v/t1. einem Pferd Fußfesseln anlegenC s1. Hinken n, Humpeln n:walk with a hobble hinken, humpeln2. Fußfessel f3. fig Hindernis n, Hemmnis n* * *1. intransitive verb2. nounhobble [about] — [herum]humpeln od. -hinken
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2 hobble
hob·ble [ʼhɒbl̩, Am ʼhɑ:bl̩] vihinken, humpeln;to \hobble around on crutches mit Krücken herumlaufen vtto \hobble sth etw behindern2) ( tie legs together)to \hobble an animal einem Tier die Beine zusammenbinden nby the end of the football match he was reduced to a \hobble am Ende des Spiels hinkte er nur noch -
3 hobble
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4 hobble
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5 hobble skirt
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6 hopple
hop·ple[ˈhɒpl̩, AM ˈhɑ:pl̩]I. vt▪ to \hopple a donkey/horse einem Esel/Pferd eine Fußfessel anlegenII. n Fußfessel f* * *
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hobble — [v1] limp clump, dodder, falter, halt, hitch, scuff, shuffle, stagger, stumble, totter; concept 151 Ant. go, move, run, walk hobble [v2] cripple, restrict clog, cramp, cramp one’s style, crimp, curb, entrammel, fasten, fetter, gimp, hamper,… … New thesaurus
hobble — [häb′əl] vi. hobbled, hobbling [ME hobelen (akin to Du hobbelen, Ger dial. hobbeln) < base of hoppen (see HOP1) + freq. suffix] 1. to go unsteadily, haltingly, etc. 2. to walk lamely or awkwardly; limp vt. 1. to cause to go haltingly or … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hobble — index block, maim, repress, restrict, trammel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hobble — (v.) c.1300, hoblen to rock back and forth, toss up and down, probably related to its Dutch cognate hobbelen (which, however, is not recorded before late 15c.). Meaning to walk lamely is from c.1400. Transitive sense of tie the legs (of an… … Etymology dictionary
hobble — ► VERB 1) walk awkwardly, typically because of pain. 2) strap together the legs of (a horse) to prevent it straying. 3) be or cause a problem for. ► NOUN 1) an awkward way of walking. 2) a rope or strap for hobbling a horse. DER … English terms dictionary
hobble — [c]/ˈhɒbəl / (say hobuhl) verb (hobbled, hobbling) –verb (i) 1. to walk lamely; limp. 2. to proceed irregularly and haltingly: hobbling verse. –verb (t) 3. to cause to limp. 4. to fasten together the legs of (a horse, etc.) so as to prevent free… …
Hobble — To hobble means to walk unevenly, in an impeded manner or to cause this condition in some other entity.Hobble may also refer to: * Hobble skirt, a skirt with a narrow enough hem to significantly impede the wearer s stride * Hobble (device), a… … Wikipedia
hobble — [[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… … English dictionary