dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/hob_MWT.json
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{
"hobble":{
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"examples":[
"we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping"
],
"synonyms":[
"clog",
"cramp",
"embarrass",
"encumber",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"handcuff",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"obstruct",
"shackle",
"short-circuit",
"stymie",
"tie up",
"trammel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balk",
"check",
"constrain",
"curb",
"rein",
"restrain",
"bind",
"chain",
"halter",
"leash",
"tether",
"tie",
"arrest",
"brake",
"delay",
"retain",
"retard",
"barricade",
"block",
"blockade",
"roadblock",
"bog (down)",
"mire",
"choke",
"smother",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"suffocate",
"baffle",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"stump",
"thwart",
"derail",
"disrupt",
"sabotage",
"muzzle",
"repress",
"suppress",
"confine",
"hedge (in)",
"hem (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"make way",
"open",
"unclog",
"unplug",
"unstop",
"free",
"liberate",
"release",
"untie",
"loosen",
"smooth",
"encourage",
"further",
"promote"
],
"antonyms":[
"aid",
"assist",
"facilitate",
"help"
]
},
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
"examples":[
"I hobbled home with a twisted ankle"
],
"synonyms":[
"halt",
"limp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hitch",
"blunder",
"falter",
"flounder",
"lurch",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"stagger",
"stumble",
"teeter",
"totter",
"waver",
"wobble",
"wabble",
"dodder"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breeze",
"glide",
"sail"
],
"antonyms":[
"stride"
]
},
"as in shackle(s) , fetter":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fetter",
"manacle",
"shackle(s)",
"block",
"chain",
"clog",
"crimp",
"deterrent",
"drag",
"embarrassment",
"encumbrance",
"handicap",
"hindrance",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"inhibition",
"interference",
"let",
"obstacle",
"obstruction",
"roadblock",
"stop",
"stumbling block",
"trammel",
"constraint",
"curb",
"restraint",
"snag",
"bar",
"pale",
"paling",
"buffer",
"bulwark",
"bumper",
"cushion",
"dam",
"fender",
"pad",
"rampart",
"barricade",
"barrier",
"fence",
"hedge",
"wall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"door",
"doorway",
"entrance",
"entranceway",
"entry",
"entryway",
"gate",
"portal",
"break",
"gap",
"pass"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hobos":{
"as in tramps , vagabonds":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gypsies",
"tramps",
"vagabonds",
"dawdles",
"mopes",
"mills (about or around)",
"ambles",
"saunters",
"strolls",
"straggles",
"strays",
"bats",
"cruises",
"drifts",
"floats",
"gads (about)",
"gallivants",
"galavants",
"kicks around",
"knocks (about)",
"maunders",
"meanders",
"mooches",
"rambles",
"ranges",
"roams",
"roves",
"traipses",
"wanders"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hoboed":{
"as in tramped , vagabonded":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gypsied",
"tramped",
"vagabonded",
"dawdled",
"moped",
"milled (about or around)",
"ambled",
"sauntered",
"strolled",
"straggled",
"strayed",
"batted",
"cruised",
"drifted",
"floated",
"gadded (about)",
"gallivanted",
"galavanted",
"kicked around",
"knocked (about)",
"maundered",
"meandered",
"mooched",
"rambled",
"ranged",
"roamed",
"roved",
"traipsed",
"wandered"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hobbledehoys":{
"as in urchins , imps":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gamins",
"guttersnipes",
"imps",
"squirts",
"urchins",
"whippersnappers",
"adolescents",
"juveniles",
"kiddies",
"kiddos",
"kids",
"minors",
"moppets",
"teenagers",
"tweens",
"younglings",
"youngsters",
"schoolboys",
"boychicks",
"boychiks",
"boyos",
"boys",
"callants",
"laddies",
"lads",
"nippers",
"shavelings",
"shavers",
"sonnies",
"striplings",
"tads",
"youths",
"toddlers",
"tots",
"tykes",
"tikes",
"mama's boys"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hoboing":{
"as in tramping , vagabonding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gypsying",
"tramping",
"vagabonding",
"dawdling",
"moping",
"milling (about or around)",
"ambling",
"sauntering",
"strolling",
"straggling",
"straying",
"batting",
"cruising",
"drifting",
"floating",
"gadding (about)",
"gallivanting",
"galavanting",
"kicking around",
"knocking (about)",
"maundering",
"meandering",
"mooching",
"rambling",
"ranging",
"roaming",
"roving",
"traipsing",
"wandering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hobnobbing":{
"to come or be together as friends":{
"examples":[
"those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year"
],
"synonyms":[
"associating",
"chumming",
"companying",
"consociating",
"consorting",
"fraternizing",
"hanging (around or out)",
"hooking up",
"messing around",
"palling (around)",
"running",
"sorting",
"traveling",
"travelling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliating",
"allying",
"attaching",
"banding",
"bonding",
"clubbing",
"collaborating",
"colluding",
"confederating",
"conjoining",
"connecting",
"cooperating",
"coupling",
"ganging",
"getting along",
"getting on",
"grouping",
"interrelating",
"joining",
"knotting",
"leaguing",
"linking",
"mingling",
"mixing",
"rallying",
"relating",
"siding",
"socializing",
"teaming",
"tying",
"tieing",
"wedding",
"befriending",
"friending"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"cold-shouldering",
"shunning",
"snubbing",
"alienating",
"estranging",
"breaking up",
"disbanding",
"dispersing",
"splitting (up)",
"disjoining",
"dissociating",
"disuniting",
"divorcing",
"severing",
"splitting",
"sundering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles"
],
"synonyms":[
"associating",
"fraternizing",
"going out",
"mingling",
"mixing",
"socializing",
"stepping out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carousing",
"partying",
"reveling",
"revelling",
"circulating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"eschewing",
"shunning",
"slighting",
"snubbing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hobgoblins":{
"an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers":{
"examples":[
"in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream , Puck is a hobgoblin who plays pranks such as spoiling milk and tripping old ladies"
],
"synonyms":[
"brownies",
"dwarfs",
"dwarves",
"elves",
"faeries",
"fairies",
"fays",
"gnomes",
"goblins",
"gremlins",
"kobolds",
"leprechauns",
"pixies",
"pucks",
"sprites",
"trolls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"little people",
"kelpies",
"nixies",
"changelings",
"imps",
"banshees",
"ghouls",
"hags",
"ogres"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason":{
"examples":[
"the fear of success and the pressures that come with it can be more of a hobgoblin than the possibility of failure"
],
"synonyms":[
"b\u00eates noires",
"black beasts",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"bugaboos",
"bugbears",
"dreads",
"ogres"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apparitions",
"ghosts",
"phantasms",
"fantasms",
"phantoms",
"poltergeists",
"shades",
"specters",
"spectres",
"spirits",
"spooks",
"wraiths",
"banshees",
"bogeymen",
"bogymen",
"demons",
"daemons",
"devils",
"fiends",
"ghouls",
"imps",
"incubi",
"incubuses",
"frights",
"horribles",
"horrors",
"monsters",
"monstrosities",
"terrors",
"banes",
"curses",
"enemies",
"plagues",
"scourges",
"torments",
"abominations",
"anathemas"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hobbyists":{
"a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession":{
"examples":[
"a book on crafting fine wood furniture that is intended for the home hobbyist"
],
"synonyms":[
"amateurs",
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"laymen",
"nonexperts",
"nonprofessionals",
"potterers",
"putterers",
"tinkerers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"all-rounders",
"generalists",
"general practitioners",
"jacks-of-all-trades",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fans"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"authorities",
"experts",
"professionals",
"pros",
"specialists"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hobbling":{
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"examples":[
"we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping"
],
"synonyms":[
"clogging",
"cramping",
"embarrassing",
"encumbering",
"fettering",
"hampering",
"handcuffing",
"handicapping",
"hindering",
"hog-tying",
"holding back",
"holding up",
"impeding",
"inhibiting",
"interfering (with)",
"manacling",
"obstructing",
"shackling",
"short-circuiting",
"stymieing",
"trammeling",
"trammelling",
"tying up",
"tieing up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balking",
"checking",
"constraining",
"curbing",
"reining",
"restraining",
"binding",
"chaining",
"haltering",
"leashing",
"tethering",
"tying",
"tieing",
"arresting",
"braking",
"delaying",
"retaining",
"retarding",
"barricading",
"blockading",
"blocking",
"roadblocking",
"bogging (down)",
"miring",
"choking",
"smothering",
"stifling",
"strangling",
"suffocating",
"baffling",
"foiling",
"frustrating",
"stumping",
"thwarting",
"derailing",
"disrupting",
"sabotaging",
"muzzling",
"repressing",
"suppressing",
"confining",
"hedging (in)",
"hemming (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clearing",
"making way",
"opening",
"unclogging",
"unplugging",
"unstopping",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"releasing",
"untying",
"untieing",
"loosening",
"smoothing",
"encouraging",
"furthering",
"promoting"
],
"antonyms":[
"aiding",
"assisting",
"facilitating",
"helping"
]
},
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
"examples":[
"I hobbled home with a twisted ankle"
],
"synonyms":[
"halting",
"limping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hitching",
"blundering",
"faltering",
"floundering",
"lurching",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"staggering",
"stumbling",
"teetering",
"tottering",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling",
"doddering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breezing",
"gliding",
"sailing"
],
"antonyms":[
"striding"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hobs":{
"playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm":{
"examples":[
"our indoor Frisbee game\u2014my dog's and mine\u2014played hob with a couple of lamps and a vase"
],
"synonyms":[
"devilishness",
"devilment",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"diablerie",
"espi\u00e8glerie",
"impishness",
"knavery",
"mischief",
"mischievousness",
"rascality",
"roguery",
"roguishness",
"shenanigan(s)",
"waggery",
"waggishness",
"wickedness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diabolicalness",
"misbehavior",
"misconduct",
"naughtiness",
"troublemaking",
"buffoonery",
"friskiness",
"playfulness",
"sportiveness",
"chicanery",
"trickery",
"goings-on",
"hanky-panky",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"monkey business",
"monkeying",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"skylarking",
"tomfoolery",
"horseplay",
"roughhousing",
"antic",
"caper",
"dido",
"practical joke",
"trick",
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"exasperation",
"irritation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gravitas",
"gravity",
"seriousness",
"solemnity",
"solemnness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Hobson's choice":{
"as in force , duty":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coercion",
"duress",
"force",
"duty",
"obligation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alternative",
"choice",
"discretion",
"druthers",
"election",
"liberty",
"option",
"pick",
"preference",
"selection",
"volition",
"way",
"determination",
"free will",
"will",
"say",
"voice",
"vote"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hobnob":{
"to come or be together as friends":{
"examples":[
"those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year"
],
"synonyms":[
"associate",
"chum",
"company",
"consociate",
"consort",
"fraternize",
"hang (around or out)",
"hook up",
"mess around",
"pal (around)",
"run",
"sort",
"travel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliate",
"ally",
"attach",
"band",
"bond",
"club",
"collaborate",
"collude",
"confederate",
"conjoin",
"connect",
"cooperate",
"couple",
"gang",
"get along",
"get on",
"group",
"interrelate",
"join",
"knot",
"league",
"link",
"mingle",
"mix",
"rally",
"relate",
"side",
"socialize",
"team",
"tie",
"wed",
"befriend",
"friend"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"cold-shoulder",
"shun",
"snub",
"alienate",
"estrange",
"break up",
"disband",
"disperse",
"split (up)",
"disjoin",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divorce",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles"
],
"synonyms":[
"associate",
"fraternize",
"go out",
"mingle",
"mix",
"socialize",
"step out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carouse",
"party",
"revel",
"circulate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"eschew",
"shun",
"slight",
"snub"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hobbyhorse":{
"an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure":{
"examples":[
"oil painting became the hobbyhorse of her long years of retirement"
],
"synonyms":[
"avocation",
"hobby",
"pursuit",
"recreation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amusement",
"distraction",
"diversion",
"entertainment",
"pastime",
"relaxation",
"sport"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hobnobbers":{
"a person frequently seen in the company of another":{
"examples":[
"the actor's agent is a hobnobber with a lot of big movie producers"
],
"synonyms":[
"associates",
"cohorts",
"companions",
"compatriots",
"compeers",
"comrades",
"cronies",
"fellows",
"mates",
"running mates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colleagues",
"coworkers",
"co-workers",
"equals",
"peers",
"workmates",
"accomplices",
"affiliates",
"allies",
"collaborators",
"confederates",
"halves",
"partners",
"buddies",
"chums",
"confidants",
"familiars",
"friends",
"hearties",
"intimates",
"pals",
"countrymen",
"classmates",
"housemates",
"messmates",
"playfellows",
"playmates",
"roommates",
"roomies",
"schoolmates",
"shipmates",
"teammates",
"attendants",
"escorts",
"hangers-on",
"leeches",
"parasites"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hob":{
"playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm":{
"examples":[
"our indoor Frisbee game\u2014my dog's and mine\u2014played hob with a couple of lamps and a vase"
],
"synonyms":[
"devilishness",
"devilment",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"diablerie",
"espi\u00e8glerie",
"impishness",
"knavery",
"mischief",
"mischievousness",
"rascality",
"roguery",
"roguishness",
"shenanigan(s)",
"waggery",
"waggishness",
"wickedness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diabolicalness",
"misbehavior",
"misconduct",
"naughtiness",
"troublemaking",
"buffoonery",
"friskiness",
"playfulness",
"sportiveness",
"chicanery",
"trickery",
"goings-on",
"hanky-panky",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"monkey business",
"monkeying",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"skylarking",
"tomfoolery",
"horseplay",
"roughhousing",
"antic",
"caper",
"dido",
"practical joke",
"trick",
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"exasperation",
"irritation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gravitas",
"gravity",
"seriousness",
"solemnity",
"solemnness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hobnobs":{
"to come or be together as friends":{
"examples":[
"those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year"
],
"synonyms":[
"associates",
"chums",
"companies",
"consociates",
"consorts",
"fraternizes",
"hangs (around or out)",
"hooks up",
"messes around",
"pals (around)",
"runs",
"sorts",
"travels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliates",
"allies",
"attaches",
"bands",
"bonds",
"clubs",
"collaborates",
"colludes",
"confederates",
"conjoins",
"connects",
"cooperates",
"couples",
"gangs",
"gets along",
"gets on",
"groups",
"interrelates",
"joins",
"knots",
"leagues",
"links",
"mingles",
"mixes",
"rallies",
"relates",
"sides",
"socializes",
"teams",
"ties",
"weds",
"befriends",
"friends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"cold-shoulders",
"shuns",
"snubs",
"alienates",
"estranges",
"breaks up",
"disbands",
"disperses",
"splits (up)",
"disjoins",
"dissociates",
"disunites",
"divorces",
"severs",
"splits",
"sunders"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles"
],
"synonyms":[
"associates",
"fraternizes",
"goes out",
"mingles",
"mixes",
"socializes",
"steps out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carouses",
"parties",
"revels",
"circulates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"eschews",
"shuns",
"slights",
"snubs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hobbyhorses":{
"an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure":{
"examples":[
"oil painting became the hobbyhorse of her long years of retirement"
],
"synonyms":[
"avocations",
"hobbies",
"pursuits",
"recreations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amusements",
"distractions",
"diversions",
"entertainments",
"pastimes",
"relaxations",
"sports"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hobbles":{
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"examples":[
"we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping"
],
"synonyms":[
"clogs",
"cramps",
"embarrasses",
"encumbers",
"fetters",
"hampers",
"handcuffs",
"handicaps",
"hinders",
"hog-ties",
"holds back",
"holds up",
"impedes",
"inhibits",
"interferes (with)",
"manacles",
"obstructs",
"shackles",
"short-circuits",
"stymies",
"ties up",
"trammels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balks",
"checks",
"constrains",
"curbs",
"reins",
"restrains",
"binds",
"chains",
"halters",
"leashes",
"tethers",
"ties",
"arrests",
"brakes",
"delays",
"retains",
"retards",
"barricades",
"blockades",
"blocks",
"roadblocks",
"bogs (down)",
"mires",
"chokes",
"smothers",
"stifles",
"strangles",
"suffocates",
"baffles",
"foils",
"frustrates",
"stumps",
"thwarts",
"derails",
"disrupts",
"sabotages",
"muzzles",
"represses",
"suppresses",
"confines",
"hedges (in)",
"hems (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clears",
"makes way",
"opens",
"unclogs",
"unplugs",
"unstops",
"frees",
"liberates",
"releases",
"unties",
"loosens",
"smooths",
"smoothes",
"encourages",
"furthers",
"promotes"
],
"antonyms":[
"aids",
"assists",
"facilitates",
"helps"
]
},
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
"examples":[
"I hobbled home with a twisted ankle"
],
"synonyms":[
"halts",
"limps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hitches",
"blunders",
"falters",
"flounders",
"lurches",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"staggers",
"stumbles",
"teeters",
"totters",
"wavers",
"wobbles",
"wabbles",
"dodders"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breezes",
"glides",
"sails"
],
"antonyms":[
"strides"
]
},
"as in shackles , fetters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fetters",
"manacles",
"shackles",
"blocks",
"chains",
"clogs",
"crimps",
"deterrents",
"drags",
"embarrassments",
"encumbrances",
"handicaps",
"hindrances",
"hurdles",
"impediments",
"inhibitions",
"interferences",
"lets",
"obstacles",
"obstructions",
"roadblocks",
"stops",
"stumbling blocks",
"trammels",
"constraints",
"curbs",
"restraints",
"snags",
"bars",
"pales",
"palings",
"buffers",
"bulwarks",
"bumpers",
"cushions",
"dams",
"fenders",
"pads",
"ramparts",
"barricades",
"barriers",
"fences",
"hedges",
"walls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doors",
"doorways",
"entrances",
"entranceways",
"entries",
"entryways",
"gates",
"portals",
"breaks",
"gaps",
"passes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hobo":{
"a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{
"examples":[
"kind folks who always gave hoboes who came to the farm a meal and then sent them on their way"
],
"synonyms":[
"bindle stiff",
"bum",
"bummer",
"sundowner",
"swaggie",
"swagman",
"tramp",
"vagabond",
"vagrant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drifter",
"roamer",
"transient",
"beggar",
"derelict",
"mendicant",
"panhandler",
"stiff",
"dodger",
"malingerer",
"shirker",
"slacker",
"gamine",
"ragamuffin",
"urchin",
"waif"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in tramp , vagabond":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gypsy",
"tramp",
"vagabond",
"dawdle",
"mope",
"mill (about or around)",
"amble",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"straggle",
"stray",
"bat",
"cruise",
"drift",
"float",
"gad (about)",
"gallivant",
"galavant",
"kick around",
"knock (about)",
"maunder",
"meander",
"mooch",
"ramble",
"range",
"roam",
"rove",
"traipse",
"wander"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hobbled":{
"as in lame , halt":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"halt",
"lame",
"lamed",
"challenged",
"crippled",
"disabled",
"maimed",
"mutilated",
"impaired",
"incapacitated",
"paralytic",
"paralyzed",
"hamstrung",
"hemiplegic",
"paraplegic",
"paretic",
"quadriplegic",
"debilitated",
"decrepit",
"enfeebled",
"feeble",
"frail",
"infirm",
"wasted",
"weak",
"weakened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"able-bodied",
"fit",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"robust",
"sound",
"well",
"whole"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"examples":[
"we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping"
],
"synonyms":[
"clogged",
"cramped",
"embarrassed",
"encumbered",
"fettered",
"hampered",
"handcuffed",
"handicapped",
"held back",
"held up",
"hindered",
"hog-tied",
"impeded",
"inhibited",
"interfered (with)",
"manacled",
"obstructed",
"shackled",
"short-circuited",
"stymied",
"tied up",
"trammeled",
"trammelled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balked",
"checked",
"constrained",
"curbed",
"reined",
"restrained",
"bound",
"chained",
"haltered",
"leashed",
"tethered",
"tied",
"arrested",
"braked",
"delayed",
"retained",
"retarded",
"barricaded",
"blockaded",
"blocked",
"roadblocked",
"bogged (down)",
"mired",
"choked",
"smothered",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"suffocated",
"baffled",
"foiled",
"frustrated",
"stumped",
"thwarted",
"derailed",
"disrupted",
"sabotaged",
"muzzled",
"repressed",
"suppressed",
"confined",
"hedged (in)",
"hemmed (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleared",
"made way",
"opened",
"unclogged",
"unplugged",
"unstopped",
"freed",
"liberated",
"released",
"untied",
"loosened",
"smoothed",
"encouraged",
"furthered",
"promoted"
],
"antonyms":[
"aided",
"assisted",
"facilitated",
"helped"
]
},
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
"examples":[
"I hobbled home with a twisted ankle"
],
"synonyms":[
"halted",
"limped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hitched",
"blundered",
"faltered",
"floundered",
"lurched",
"shambled",
"shuffled",
"staggered",
"stumbled",
"teetered",
"tottered",
"wavered",
"wobbled",
"wabbled",
"doddered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breezed",
"glided",
"sailed"
],
"antonyms":[
"strode"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"hobnobber":{
"a person frequently seen in the company of another":{
"examples":[
"the actor's agent is a hobnobber with a lot of big movie producers"
],
"synonyms":[
"associate",
"cohort",
"companion",
"compatriot",
"compeer",
"comrade",
"crony",
"fellow",
"mate",
"running mate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colleague",
"coworker",
"equal",
"peer",
"workmate",
"accomplice",
"affiliate",
"ally",
"collaborator",
"confederate",
"half",
"partner",
"buddy",
"chum",
"confidant",
"familiar",
"friend",
"hearty",
"intimate",
"pal",
"countryman",
"classmate",
"housemate",
"messmate",
"playfellow",
"playmate",
"roommate",
"roomie",
"schoolmate",
"shipmate",
"teammate",
"attendant",
"escort",
"hanger-on",
"leech",
"parasite"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Hobson's choices":{
"as in forces , duties":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coercions",
"duresses",
"forces",
"duties",
"obligations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alternatives",
"choices",
"discretions",
"druthers",
"elections",
"liberties",
"options",
"picks",
"preferences",
"selections",
"volitions",
"ways",
"determinations",
"free wills",
"wills",
"says",
"voices",
"votes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hobbledehoy":{
"as in urchin , imp":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gamin",
"guttersnipe",
"imp",
"squirt",
"urchin",
"whippersnapper",
"adolescent",
"juvenile",
"kid",
"kiddie",
"kiddy",
"kiddo",
"minor",
"moppet",
"teenager",
"tween",
"youngling",
"youngster",
"schoolboy",
"boy",
"boychick",
"boychik",
"boyo",
"callant",
"lad",
"laddie",
"nipper",
"shaveling",
"shaver",
"sonny",
"stripling",
"tad",
"youth",
"toddler",
"tot",
"tyke",
"tike",
"mama's boy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hobbyist":{
"a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession":{
"examples":[
"a book on crafting fine wood furniture that is intended for the home hobbyist"
],
"synonyms":[
"amateur",
"dabbler",
"dilettante",
"layman",
"nonexpert",
"nonprofessional",
"potterer",
"putterer",
"tinkerer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"all-rounder",
"generalist",
"general practitioner",
"jack-of-all-trades",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"authority",
"expert",
"pro",
"professional",
"specialist"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hobnobbed":{
"to come or be together as friends":{
"examples":[
"those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year"
],
"synonyms":[
"associated",
"chummed",
"companied",
"consociated",
"consorted",
"fraternized",
"hooked up",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"messed around",
"palled (around)",
"ran",
"run",
"sorted",
"traveled",
"travelled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliated",
"allied",
"attached",
"banded",
"bonded",
"clubbed",
"collaborated",
"colluded",
"confederated",
"conjoined",
"connected",
"cooperated",
"coupled",
"ganged",
"got along",
"got on",
"grouped",
"interrelated",
"joined",
"knotted",
"leagued",
"linked",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"rallied",
"related",
"sided",
"socialized",
"teamed",
"tied",
"wedded",
"wed",
"befriended",
"friended"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"cold-shouldered",
"shunned",
"snubbed",
"alienated",
"estranged",
"broke up",
"disbanded",
"dispersed",
"split (up)",
"disjoined",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divorced",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles"
],
"synonyms":[
"associated",
"fraternized",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"socialized",
"stepped out",
"went out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caroused",
"partied",
"reveled",
"revelled",
"circulated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"eschewed",
"shunned",
"slighted",
"snubbed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hobby":{
"an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure":{
"examples":[
"his ranch is just a weekend hobby \u2014he makes his real money as an investment banker"
],
"synonyms":[
"avocation",
"hobbyhorse",
"pursuit",
"recreation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amusement",
"distraction",
"diversion",
"entertainment",
"pastime",
"relaxation",
"sport"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hoboes":{
"a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{
"examples":[
"kind folks who always gave hoboes who came to the farm a meal and then sent them on their way"
],
"synonyms":[
"bindle stiffs",
"bummers",
"bums",
"sundowners",
"swaggies",
"swagmen",
"tramps",
"vagabonds",
"vagrants"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drifters",
"roamers",
"transients",
"beggars",
"derelicts",
"mendicants",
"panhandlers",
"stiffs",
"dodgers",
"malingerers",
"shirkers",
"slackers",
"gamines",
"ragamuffins",
"urchins",
"waifs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hobgoblin":{
"an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers":{
"examples":[
"in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream , Puck is a hobgoblin who plays pranks such as spoiling milk and tripping old ladies"
],
"synonyms":[
"brownie",
"dwarf",
"elf",
"faerie",
"faery",
"fairy",
"fay",
"gnome",
"goblin",
"gremlin",
"kobold",
"leprechaun",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"puck",
"sprite",
"troll"
],
"near synonyms":[
"little people",
"kelpie",
"nixie",
"changeling",
"imp",
"banshee",
"ghoul",
"hag",
"ogre"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason":{
"examples":[
"the fear of success and the pressures that come with it can be more of a hobgoblin than the possibility of failure"
],
"synonyms":[
"b\u00eate noire",
"black beast",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"bugaboo",
"bugbear",
"dread",
"ogre"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apparition",
"ghost",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"phantom",
"poltergeist",
"shade",
"specter",
"spectre",
"spirit",
"spook",
"wraith",
"banshee",
"bogeyman",
"bogyman",
"demon",
"daemon",
"devil",
"fiend",
"ghoul",
"imp",
"incubus",
"fright",
"horrible",
"horror",
"monster",
"monstrosity",
"terror",
"bane",
"curse",
"enemy",
"plague",
"scourge",
"torment",
"abomination",
"anathema"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hobbies":{
"an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure":{
"examples":[
"his ranch is just a weekend hobby \u2014he makes his real money as an investment banker"
],
"synonyms":[
"avocations",
"hobbyhorses",
"pursuits",
"recreations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amusements",
"distractions",
"diversions",
"entertainments",
"pastimes",
"relaxations",
"sports"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}