hobble

Noun

• the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

• a shackle for the ankles or feet

Verb

• 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
    

• hamper the action or progress of
  • The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean
    

• walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
  • The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  hitch , limp , fetter , hopple , gimp