The meaning of HOBBLE is to move along unsteadily or with difficulty; especially : to limp along. How to use hobble in a sentence.

HOBBLE definition: 1. to walk in an awkward way, usually because the feet or legs are injured: 2. to limit something…. Learn more.

To hobble something or someone means to make it more difficult for them to be successful or to achieve what they want.

A hobble (also, and perhaps earlier, hopple), [1] or spancel, is a device which prevents or limits the locomotion of an animal, by tethering one or more legs. Although hobbles are most commonly used on horses, they are also sometimes used on other animals.

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.

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.

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, …

Definition of hobble verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to walk with difficulty, especially because your feet or legs hurt synonym limp. He hobbled painfully across the road. She was hobbling around on crutches.

To hobble something or someone means to make it more difficult for them to be successful or to achieve what they want.

To hobble means to walk in an impeded manner, as if with a physical disability or injury, or to cause an animal or person to do likewise. Hobble may also refer to: Hobble (device), a device used for restricting the ability to run or to walk, usually for a horse; Hobble skirt, a skirt with a narrow enough hem to significantly impede the wearer's ...