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Meanings of hobble in English

Catalan
coixesa

The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg.

coixesa
Portuguese
ferros
Catalan
grillons

A shackle for the ankles or feet.

ferros
Portuguese
mancar
Catalan
ranquejar

Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury.

mancar

Device for preventing or limiting the locomotion of a human or animal.

Usage of hobble in English
1
Big share buybacks and high debts could hobble investment in new products.
Reuters
2
Firms can quietly hobble sceptics by limiting access to information or people.
Reuters
3
She did at least manage to hobble off when the time came.
The Guardian
4
Tobin dropped his buckets and helped him hobble down to the water.
The Bone Doll's Twin
5
The next day, bruised and sore, Ned could barely hobble to work.
The dog said bow-wow
6
Keane was one of a clutch of United players to hobble off.
The Irish Times
7
You don't have to hobble yourself for looking out for yourself now.
Ebony
8
Johnny started to hobble down the porch steps when Barney stopped him.
Make Mine Homogenized
9
The woman rocked it in her arms as she watched July hobble.
Lonesome dove
10
Reddy Fox was so sore and lame that he could hardly hobble.
The Adventures of Reddy Fox
11
We are going to hobble your horses and put them to graze.
The Great Book of Amber
12
Presently Joan finished her supper and said: I'll go hobble my horse.
The Border Legion
13
Absurd that anyone would do this to a creature, hobble it so.
The windup girl
14
Shake and Ted helped Jasper hobble down the hallway to the elevator.
Gutshot straight
15
Church and State hobble along, side by side, notwithstanding their boasted independence.
Domestic Manners of the Americans
16
I'm going to take the hosses down there and hobble 'em out.
The Rangeland Avenger
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Hobble across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common