hobble

hob·ble

H0227300 (hŏb′əl)v. hob·bled, hob·bling, hob·bles v.intr. To walk or move along haltingly or with difficulty; limp.v.tr.1. 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.

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[Middle English hobblen, of Low German origin; akin to Middle Dutch hobbelen, to roll.]

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hob′bler n.Synonyms: hobble, fetter, handcuff, hogtie, manacle, shackle
These verbs mean to restrict the activity or free movement of: a graduate hobbled by debt; researchers fettered by outmoded thinking; entrepreneurs handcuffed by rigid regulations; leadership that refused to be hogtied; imagination manacled by fear; an artist shackled by convention.

hobble

(ˈhɒbəl) vb1. (intr) to walk with a lame awkward movement2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to fetter the legs of (a horse) in order to restrict movement3. to progress unevenly or with difficulty4. (tr) to hamper or restrict (the actions or scope of a person, organization, etc)n5. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a strap, rope, etc, used to hobble a horse6. a limping gait7. dialect Brit a difficult or embarrassing situation8. (Animals) a castrated ferret Also (for senses 2, 5): hopple [C14: probably from Low German; compare Flemish hoppelen, Middle Dutch hobbelen to stammer] ˈhobbler n

hob•ble

(ˈhɒb əl)

v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i. 1. to walk lamely; limp. 2. to proceed irregularly and haltingly. v.t. 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; hamper the progress of. n. 6. an act of hobbling; an uneven, halting gait; a limp. 7. a rope, strap, etc., used to hobble an animal. 8. Archaic. an awkward or difficult situation. [1300–50; Middle English hobelen] hob′bler, n.

hobble

Past participle: hobbled
Gerund: hobbling

Imperative
hobble
hobble

Present
I hobble
you hobble
he/she/it hobbles
we hobble
you hobble
they hobble

Preterite
I hobbled
you hobbled
he/she/it hobbled
we hobbled
you hobbled
they hobbled

Present Continuous
I am hobbling
you are hobbling
he/she/it is hobbling
we are hobbling
you are hobbling
they are hobbling

Present Perfect
I have hobbled
you have hobbled
he/she/it has hobbled
we have hobbled
you have hobbled
they have hobbled

Past Continuous
I was hobbling
you were hobbling
he/she/it was hobbling
we were hobbling
you were hobbling
they were hobbling

Past Perfect
I had hobbled
you had hobbled
he/she/it had hobbled
we had hobbled
you had hobbled
they had hobbled

Future
I will hobble
you will hobble
he/she/it will hobble
we will hobble
you will hobble
they will hobble

Future Perfect
I will have hobbled
you will have hobbled
he/she/it will have hobbled
we will have hobbled
you will have hobbled
they will have hobbled

Future Continuous
I will be hobbling
you will be hobbling
he/she/it will be hobbling
we will be hobbling
you will be hobbling
they will be hobbling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hobbling
you have been hobbling
he/she/it has been hobbling
we have been hobbling
you have been hobbling
they have been hobbling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hobbling
you will have been hobbling
he/she/it will have been hobbling
we will have been hobbling
you will have been hobbling
they will have been hobbling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hobbling
you had been hobbling
he/she/it had been hobbling
we had been hobbling
you had been hobbling
they had been hobbling

Conditional
I would hobble
you would hobble
he/she/it would hobble
we would hobble
you would hobble
they would hobble

Past Conditional
I would have hobbled
you would have hobbled
he/she/it would have hobbled
we would have hobbled
you would have hobbled
they would have hobbled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hobble - a shackle for the ankles or feet fetterhamper, shackle, trammel, bond - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
	2.	hobble - the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leglimp, hitchgait - a person's manner of walking
Verb	1.	hobble - walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"gimp, limp, hitchwalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	2.	hobble - hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
	3.	hobble - 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"hopplestrap - tie with a strap

hobble

verb1. limp, stagger, stumble, shuffle, falter, shamble, totter, dodder, halt He got up slowly and hobbled over to the table.2. restrict, hamstring, shackle, fetter The poverty of 10 million citizens hobbles our economy.

hobble

verb1. To walk in a lame way:halt, hitch, limp.2. To restrict the activity or free movement of:chain, fetter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, leash, manacle, shackle, tie, trammel.Informal: hog-tie.nounSomething that physically confines the legs or arms:bond, chain (used in plural), fetter, handcuff (often used in plural), iron (used in plural), manacle, restraint, shackle.Archaic: gyve.

Translations

蹒跚

hobble

(ˈhobl) verb 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. 蹣跚 蹒跚