hobble
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a shackle for the ankles or feet
Types & categories
- hamper hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
Types & categories
- walk hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
Types & categories
- gait hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
hamper the action or progress of
The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean
Types & categories
- hinder hypernym
Sense 5 verb
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
Types & categories
- strap hypernym
Related & opposite
- hobble derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fetter |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hopple |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | hamper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | limp |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hobbler |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lameness |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | walk |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hobble |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | limp |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | gait |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | hinder |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | hobble |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | strap |