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   hobble

   /ˈhɒbl/

   verb

   • 1. walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury: "he was hobbling around on crutches"
   • 2. tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying.
   • ▪ cause (a person or animal) to limp: "Johnson was still hobbled slightly by an ankle injury"
   • ▪ restrict the activity or development of: "the economy was hobbled by rising oil prices"

   noun

   • 1. an awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury: "he finished the match almost reduced to a hobble"
   • 2. a rope or strap used for hobbling a horse or other animal.

   Word Origin Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to Dutch hobbelen ‘rock from side to side’. hobble (sense 2 of the verb) is a variant of hopple.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hobbler noun

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   What does hobble mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! HOBBLE meaning: 1. to walk in an awkward way, usually because the feet or legs are injured: 2. to limit something…. Learn more.

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   What does hobbling mean?

   • , hob·bled, hob·bling. His tight shoes hobbled him. to fasten together the legs of (a horse, mule, etc.) by short lengths of rope to prevent free motion. to impede; hamper the progress of. an act of hobbling; an uneven, halting gait; a limp. a rope, strap, etc., used to hobble an animal.

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   What causes a hobble in a sentence?

   • Verb She picked up her cane and hobbled across the room. She is sometimes hobbled by self-doubt. He has been hobbled by a knee injury. The pervasive graying of the population and protracted population decline will hobble economic growth and cripple social welfare systems in rich countries, threatening their very prospects for continued prosperity.

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   How do you know if a computer is hobbled?

   • He hobbles around, pulling his loose shorts up on his tiny body. If you're going to be hobbled by software that can't do what you want, the hardware should be basically perfect. It even predicts what corridors of nefarious elements can hobble or destroy living things.

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   What happens if you hobble a horse?

   • If you hobble an animal, especially a horse, you tie two of its legs together so that it cannot run away. [ I always + adv/prep ] He hobbled over on crutches. Alas, he is bitted and bridled and hobbled and haltered till he can hardly move. I remember one old woman who had bunions, and who hobbled, and for whom life was sheer misery.

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   What if a horse hobbles over on crutches?

   • A long list of amendments have hobbled the new legislation. If you hobble an animal, especially a horse, you tie two of its legs together so that it cannot run away. [ I always + adv/prep ] He hobbled over on crutches. Once, hobbled by a training injury in the days before a marathon, she limped across the finish line anyway.

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   Oct 25, 2012 · Hobble can be a verb meaning to limp, to cause to limp, or to fasten the legs of an animal. It can also be a noun meaning a limp movement, an awkward situation, or a device to hobble an animal.

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   Hobble means to walk in an awkward way, usually because the feet or legs are injured, or to limit something or control the freedom of someone. Learn more about the verb hobble, its usage and related words from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Hobble means to walk lamely, limp, or to impede or hamper something. It can also be a noun for a rope, strap, or leg harness used to control an animal's movement. See the origin, usage, and related words of hobble.

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   Hobble means to walk in an awkward way, usually because the feet or legs are injured, or to limit something or control the freedom of someone. Learn more about this verb, its usage and related words from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Hobble means to walk with a limp or to make something more difficult. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of hobble with synonyms and sentences from Collins English Dictionary.

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   When you hobble, you walk awkwardly or unsteadily because you're in pain. You might wipe out on your bike and then hobble back home, pushing it in front of you.

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    Hobble means to walk awkwardly or to make something more difficult. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, with synonyms, pronunciation, and translations.