hobble

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

hobbles

1.
(in plural)(chiefly in the plural) 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.
An unsteady, off-balance step.
3.
(archaic, informal)A difficult situation; a scrape.
4.
(Newfoundland, UK, dialectal)(dialect, UK and Newfoundland) An odd job; a piece of casual work.

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verb

V_es/s

hobbles

V_ing/Gerund

hobbling

V_ed/pp

hobbled

1.
To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.
Near-synonyms: shackle, enshackle
Đồng nghĩa: shackle, enshackle
2.
To walk lame, or unevenly.
3.
(figuratively)(figurative) To move or proceed roughly or irregularly.
4.
To disable; to impede.
Near-synonyms: nobble, hamper, hinder, embarrass
Đồng nghĩa: nobble, hamper, hinder, embarrass

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Đồng nghĩa

shackleenshacklenobble hamper hinder embarrass hirple tethertether (rope)

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English hobblen, hobelen, akin to hoblen, hobbelen (Modern hobbelen).