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Synonyms for hobble

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for hobble

to walk in a lame way

to restrict the activity or free movement of

something that physically confines the legs or arms

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Synonyms for hobble

a shackle for the ankles or feet

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the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

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walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

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hamper the action or progress of

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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

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After battling to stay on, Young hobbled off, paving the way for Jack Willis to make a longer-than-expected appearance in his second game back from a nine-month lay-off following reconstructive knee surgery.
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Downing hobbled out of the session and underwent a scan and will now fly home.
Brock hobbled out the door and into the waiting get away car.
While fundamentals are being supported by recovering capital expenditures, the digital consumer electronics boom and growing overseas market share, these sectors will continue to be hobbled for the foreseeable future by the renewed strength in the yen and a consolidating US market.
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His murderous rebuke to the uncertain young women who had ever so tentatively set out to push cultural boundaries, probably hobbled the country's evolving cultural mores as the 20th century dawned.
But hobbled by multiple sclerosis, he retired from journalism early--in 1991.
It's painful to watch a bunch of potentially dynamic performers hobbled by a mediocre script and poor direction.
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