hobble

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

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

   “We made it and we hobbled up the stairs. Or I hobbled. My sons didn't hobble, I hobbled.”

3. isim A difficult situation; a scrape.

   “"Saddle a horse—any horse—only let him be sure and fleet," cried Ashwoode, "and I'll pay you his price thrice over!" "Well, it's a bargain," replied the groom, promptly; "I don't like to see a gentleman caught in a hobble, if I can help him out of it. […]”

4. isim An odd job; a piece of casual work.
5. fiil To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.

   “Near-synonyms: shackle, enshackle”

6. fiil To walk lame, or unevenly.

   “The friar was hobbling the same way too.”

7. fiil To move or proceed roughly or irregularly.

   “The hobbling versification, the mean diction.”

8. fiil To disable; to impede.

   “Near-synonyms: nobble, hamper, hinder, embarrass”