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Noun hobble has 2 senses

fetter, hobble - a shackle for the ankles or feet
--₁ is a kind of shackle, bond, hamper, trammel, trammels

Derived form: verb hobble₃
hitch, hobble, limp - the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
--₂ is a kind of gait

Derived form: verb hobble₁

Verb hobble has 3 senses

limp, hobble, hitch - walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
--₁ is one way to walk

Derived forms: noun hobble₂, noun hobbler₁
Sample sentence:
They hobble up the hill
hobble - hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"
--₂ is one way to impede, hinder
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
hopple, hobble - 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"
--₃ is one way to strap

Derived form: noun hobble₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something