Thesaurus: hobble

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1. n. i. To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches.
2. n. i. To move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in writing.
3. v. t. To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog.
4. v. t. To perplex; to embarrass.
5. n. An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait.
6. n. Same as Hopple.
7. n. Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment.
8. n. a shackle for the ankles or feet
9. n. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
10. v. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
11. v. hamper the action or progress of
12. 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