hobbling

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present participle of hobble
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An unsteady, off-balance step
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{v} to walk lamely, go unevenly, limp
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{n} an aukward halting walk, a scrape
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{f} limp, walk lamely; tie the legs of an animal
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To hobble something or someone means to make it more difficult for them to be successful or to achieve what they want. The poverty of 10 million citizens not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy
hobble
Same as Hopple
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To walk unevenly
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hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean
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walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
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the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
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To perplex; to embarrass
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strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; "hobble race horses"
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hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"
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To step in an unsteady, off-balance manner
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An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait
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To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog
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Short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off
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If you hobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured. He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table The swelling had begun to go down, and he was able, with pain, to hobble
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Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment
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To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches
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To restrict a horse with hobbles
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To move roughly or irregularly; said of style in writing
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a shackle for the ankles or feet
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