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hobble - 16 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | hobble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | limp |
| Synonyms: | clump, dodder, falter, halt, hitch, shuffle, stagger, stumble, totter, scuff |
| Antonyms: | go, move, run, walk |
| Main Entry: | hobble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cripple, restrict |
| Synonyms: | clog, cramp, cramp one's style, crimp, curb, entrammel, fasten, fetter, gimp, hamper, hamstring*, hang up*, hinder, hog-tie, leash, put a crimp in, shackle, tie, trammel |
| Antonyms: | free, let go, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make thumping noise |
| Synonyms: | barge, bumble, clatter, hobble, limp, lumber, plod, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, thud, thump, tramp, clomp, galumph, scuff |
| Main Entry: | curb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repress, restrict |
| Synonyms: | abstain, bit, bottle up*, bridle, check, clog, constrain, contain, control, cook*, deny, fetter, hamper, hinder, hobble, hold back, ice*, impede, inhibit, leash, manacle, moderate, muzzle, refrain, restrain, retard, scrub*, shackle, subdue, suppress, tame, tie, tie up, withhold, box in, bring to screeching halt, cool down, cool off, entrammel, hog-tie, hold down, hold in, keep lid on, keep tight rein on, rein in, send up |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, encourage, foster, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enslave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make someone a servant |
| Synonyms: | bind, capture, chain, check, circumscribe, coerce, compel, confine, deprive, dominate, enclose, enthrall, fetter, hobble, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, indenture, jail, oppress, reduce, restrain, restrict, secure, shackle, subdue, subject, subjugate, suppress, tether, tie, yoke, disenfranchise, disfranchise, enchain, get hooks into, keep under thumb, put in irons, shut in |
| Antonyms: | allow, emancipate, free, liberate, let go |
| Main Entry: | fetter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tie up, hold |
| Synonyms: | bind, chain, check, clog, confine, cuff, curb, encumber, hamper, hamstring*, hinder, hobble, leash, manacle, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, trammel, drag feet, handcuff, hang up, hog-tie, hold captive, put straitjacket on, throw monkey wrench in |
| Notes: | a manacle (handcuff shackle) comes from Latin manus 'hand'; the ankle counterpart is fetter |
| Antonyms: | free, loose, loosen, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hamper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | impede, restrict |
| Synonyms: | baffle, balk, bar, bind, block, check, clog, cramp, cramp one's style, cumber, curb, drag one's feet, embarrass, encumber, entangle, fetter, foil, frustrate, get in the way, hamstring*, handicap, hang up*, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold up*, inconvenience, inhibit, interfere with, leash, obstruct, prevent, restrain, retard, shackle, slow down, stymie, thwart, tie, tie one's hands, tie up, trammel |
| Antonyms: | aid, allow, assist, encourage, expedite, help, permit, promote |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hamstring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disable |
| Synonyms: | cripple, debilitate, handicap, hinder, hobble, impair, lame, maim, mangle, paralyze, weaken, immobilize |
| Main Entry: | lag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move slowly; delay |
| Synonyms: | be behind, dally, dawdle, decrease, dillydally*, diminish, drag, drag one's feet, ebb, fail, fall off, falter, flag, get no place fast, hang back, hobble, idle, inch, inch along, jelly, limp, linger, loiter, lose strength, lounge, plod, poke, procrastinate, put off, retard, saunter, shuffle, slacken, slouch, slow, slow up, stagger, stay, straggle, tail, tarry, tool, trail, trudge, wane |
| Antonyms: | run, rush |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | leash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rein, hold |
| Synonyms: | bridle, check, clog, control, curb, fasten, fetter, hamper, hobble, hold back, restrain, secure, shackle, suppress, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, entrammel, hog-tie |
| Antonyms: | release, let go |
| Main Entry: | limp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | faltering walk |
| Synonyms: | falter, floppy, halt, hitch, hobble, bad wheel, flat wheel, gimp, lameness |
| Main Entry: | limp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | walk with faltering step |
| Synonyms: | clump, dodder, falter, flag, halt, hitch, hobble, hop, lag, shuffle, stagger, stumble, teeter, totter, waddle, gimp, scuff, shamble, walk lamely |
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, secure |
| Synonyms: | adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, hem, hitch, hobble, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, pin, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke, encase, enchain, enfetter, handcuff, hitch on, hook on, hook up, peg down, pin down, pinion, tack on |
| Antonyms: | free, loose, loosen, release, unfasten, untie, set free, unbind |
| Main Entry: | linger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | loiter, delay |
| Synonyms: | amble, be dilatory, be long, be tardy, crawl, dally, dawdle, dillydally*, drift, falter, fool around*, fritter away, goof off*, hang around*, hang out*, hesitate, hobble, idle, lag, loll, lumber, mope, mosey, plod, poke, procrastinate, put off, putter, remain, saunter, shuffle, sit around, slouch*, stagger, stay, stick around, stop, stroll, take one's time, tarry, tool, totter, trail, traipse, trifle, trudge, vacillate, wait, wait around |
| Antonyms: | go, hurry, leave, rush |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trammel |
| Part of Speech: | verb1 |
| Definition: | hamper |
| Synonyms: | bridle, check, clog, cramp, curb, disrupt, encumber, fetter, frustrate, hamstring, hinder, hobble, impede, manacle, obstruct, restrain, restrict, retard, shackle, tether, thwart, tie, handcuff |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, help, support |
| Main Entry: | halt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hesitate, stutter |
| Synonyms: | dither, falter, hobble, limp, pause, shilly-shally*, stagger, stammer, stumble, vacillate, waver, be defective, whiffle, wiggle-waggle |
| Antonyms: | continue, speak smoothly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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