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hob·ble    Audio Help   [hob-uhl] Pronunciation Key verb, -bled, -bling, noun
–verb (used without object)
1.to walk lamely; limp.
2.to proceed irregularly and haltingly: His verses hobble with their faulty meters.
–verb (used with object)
3.to cause to limp: His tight shoes hobbled him.
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.
–noun
6.an act of hobbling; an uneven, halting gait; a limp.
7.a rope, strap, etc., used to hobble an animal.
8.hobbles, a leg harness for controlling the gait of a pacer.
9.Archaic. an awkward or difficult situation.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME hobelen, appar. akin to hob protuberance, uneven ground, and to D hobbelen, G hoppeln to jolt]

—Related forms
hobbler, noun

—Synonyms 5. hinder, restrict, frustrate, cramp.
—Antonyms 5. aid, assist, benefit.
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Main Entry:  hobble
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  clog, cramp, falter, fetter, hamper, hinder, impede, leash, limp, shackle, shuffle, stagger, stumble, clop, gimp
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  bond
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Something that physically confines the legs or arms.
Synonyms:  chain, fetter, handcuff, iron, manacle, restraint, shackle
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  hamper
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To restrict the activity or free movement of.
Synonyms:  chain, fetter, hamstring, handcuff, leash, manacle, shackle, tie, trammel
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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