What does hobbled mean?

Answer 1

move weirdly
verb verb: hobble; 3rd person present: hobbles; past tense: hobbled; past participle: hobbled; gerund or present participle: hobbling

1. 1. walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.

   "he was hobbling around on crutches"

   synonyms: limp, walk with difficulty, walk lamely, move unsteadily, walk haltingly; More shamble, totter, dodder, stagger, falter, stumble, lurch

   "Luke hobbled into the post office"

2. 2. tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying.

   • cause (a person or animal) to limp.

     "Johnson was still hobbled slightly by an ankle injury"

   • restrict the activity or development of.

     "cotton farmers hobbled by low prices"

noun

noun: hobble; plural noun: hobbles

1. 1. an awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury.

   "he finished the game almost reduced to a hobble"

2. 2. a rope or strap used for hobbling a horse or other animal.

Answer 2

Hobbling a horse or a person is attaching a short length of rope or chain to the legs so that running is impossible. By extension, hobbled means having one's ability to perform severely restricted.

Answer 3

move weirdly
verb verb: hobble; 3rd person present: hobbles; past tense: hobbled; past participle: hobbled; gerund or present participle: hobbling

1. 1. walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.

   "he was hobbling around on crutches"

   synonyms: limp, walk with difficulty, walk lamely, move unsteadily, walk haltingly; More shamble, totter, dodder, stagger, falter, stumble, lurch

   "Luke hobbled into the post office"

2. 2. tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying.

   • cause (a person or animal) to limp.

     "Johnson was still hobbled slightly by an ankle injury"

   • restrict the activity or development of.

     "cotton farmers hobbled by low prices"

noun

noun: hobble; plural noun: hobbles

1. 1. an awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury.

   "he finished the game almost reduced to a hobble"

2. 2. a rope or strap used for hobbling a horse or other animal.