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Hobbled vs Deformed - What's the difference?

hobbled | deformed | Related terms |

Hobbled is a related term of deformed.


As verbs the difference between hobbled and deformed

is that hobbled is (hobble) while deformed is (deform).

As an adjective deformed is

unusual of shape; misshapen.

hobbled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hobble)

  • hobble

    English

    Noun

  • (en noun) (usually in plural )
  • Short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
  • An unsteady, off-balance step.
  • Synonyms

    * tether (rope)

    Verb

  • To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.
  • (Charles Dickens)
  • To walk lame, or unevenly.
  • * Dryden
  • The friar was hobbling the same way too.
  • (figurative) To move roughly or irregularly.
  • * Jeffreys
  • The hobbling versification, the mean diction.
  • To perplex; to embarrass.
  • Derived terms

    * hobble skirt * hobbly * unhobble

    deformed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unusual of shape; misshapen.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (deform)