Synonyms of the word

hopple

• n. (chiefly in the plural) A fetter for horses or cattle when turned out to graze.
• v. (transitive) To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hobble.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To entangle; to hamper.

hobble

• n. Short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing…
• n. An unsteady, off-balance step.
• v. To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.
• v. To walk lame, or unevenly.
• v. (figuratively) To move roughly or irregularly.
• v. To perplex; to embarrass.

strap

• n. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
• n. A strip of thick leather used in flogging.
• n. Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular…
• n. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge…
• n. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
• n. (botany) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
• n. (botany) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
• n. A shoulder strap, see under shoulder.
• n. (slang) A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.
• v. (transitive) To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.
• v. (transitive) To fasten or bind with a strap.
• v. (transitive) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop.