Hobble | Mean of hobble in English Dictionary

/ˈhɑːbəl/

• Verb
• to walk with difficulty because of injury or weakness
1. She picked up her cane and hobbled across the room.
• to slow the movement, progress, or action of (someone or something)
1. Critics say that his policies will hobble [=hamper] economic growth.
2. She is sometimes hobbled by self-doubt.
3. He has been hobbled by a knee injury.
• to keep (an animal) from straying or wandering by tying two legs together
1. hobble a horse