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