"hobbling" in the verb sense

1. limp, gimp, hobble, hitch

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

"The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"

2. hobble

hamper the action or progress of

"The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"

3. hopple, hobble

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"

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