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hobble

('h/A/b/@/l )

a shackle for the ankles or feet(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
fetter

source: wordnet30
the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg(noun.act)

Synonym:
hitch, limp

source: wordnet30
An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait.(noun)

source: webster1913

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury(verb.motion)

Example:
The old woman hobbles down to the store every day.

Synonym:
gimp, hitch, limp

source: wordnet30
hamper the action or progress of(verb.social)

Example:
The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean.

source: wordnet30
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(verb.contact)

Example:
Hobble race horses.

Synonym:
hopple

source: wordnet30
To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches.(verb)

source: webster1913
To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog.(verb)

source: webster1913

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