How to pronounce "hobble"

• "hobble" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "hobble"

Noun

a shackle for the ankles or feet

Synonyms:

• fetter
• hobble

Noun

the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

Synonyms:

• hitch
• hobble
• limp

Verb

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"

Synonyms:

• limp
• gimp
• hobble
• hitch

Verb

hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"

Synonyms:

• hobble

Verb

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"

Synonyms:

• hopple
• hobble