All 5 Uses
hobbled
in
The Hunt for Red October
(Auto-generated)
- Tyler jumped to his foot—his own phrase—and hobbled over to grab Ryan's hand.†
Chpt 4. *
- He thanked the sergeant one more time before hobbling out the door, giving the Cray-2 one last look.†
Chpt 8.
- Ramius hobbled to the chart.†
Chpt 17.
- Ramius hobbled over to the control board to open the tunnel hatches, then went back to the phone.†
Chpt 17.
- Ramius hobbled to the air manifold and blew all tanks.†
Chpt 17.
Definitions:
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(1)
(hobbled as in: she hobbled up the hill) walked with difficulty (due to injury or physical impediment)
or:
hindered (made the action or progress of something difficult) -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Hobble originally referred to tying together two legs of horses or cattle, so they would not wander far away.