Hobble

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’bÉ™l

Full definition of hobble

Noun

1. Short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
2. An unsteady, off-balance step.

Synonyms

• tether (rope)

Verb

1. To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.
2. To walk lame, or unevenly.
• DrydenThe friar was hobbling the same way too.
3. (figurative) To move roughly or irregularly.
• JeffreysThe hobbling versification, the mean diction.
4. To perplex; to embarrass.

Derived terms

• hobbly
• unhobble