hobble

Nouns

  • (n) a shackle for the ankles or feet fetter,
  • (n) the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg limp, hitch,

Verbs

  • (v) walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
    • The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
    gimp, limp, hitch,
  • (v) hamper the action or progress of
    • The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean
  • (v) 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
    hopple,

Synonyms

gimp limp hitch fetter hopple

Words of close approximity

Hobbs hobby
Hobbes hobbit
hobbledehoy hobbler hobble skirt