hobble

hobble has 12 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• n. i.. To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches.
• n. i.. To move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in writing.
• v. t.. To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog.
• v. t.. To perplex; to embarrass.
• n.. An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait.
• n.. Same as Hopple.
• n.. Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment.
• n.. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
• n.. a shackle for the ankles or feet
• v.. 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"
• v.. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
• v.. hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"