hobble

4 definitions • 4 examples

to walk in an awkward way, usually because the feet or legs are injured:

The last time I saw Rachel she was hobbling around with a stick.

Some of the runners could only manage to hobble over the finishing line.

to limit something or control the freedom of someone:

A long list of amendments have hobbled the new legislation.

If you hobble an animal, especially a horse, you tie two of its legs together so that it cannot run away.

to walk with difficulty in an awkward way, or to cause someone to walk in this way, usually because of an injury to the feet or legs:

[ I always + adv/prep ] He hobbled over on crutches.