| hobble | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. fetter, hobble | a shackle for the ankles or feet. |
| ~ hamper, shackle, trammel, bond | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner). |
| n. (act) | 2. hitch, hobble, limp | the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg. |
| ~ gait | a person's manner of walking. |
| v. (motion) | 3. gimp, hitch, hobble, limp | walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury.; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| v. (social) | 4. hobble | hamper the action or progress of.; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean" |
| ~ hinder, impede | be a hindrance or obstacle to.; "She is impeding the progress of our project" |
| v. (contact) | 5. hobble, hopple | strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison.; "hobble race horses" |
| ~ strap | tie with a strap. |
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