Definitions:

1. hamper the action or progress of verb
   • The chairman was hobbled by the allpowerful dean
2. 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 verb
   • hobble race horses
3. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury verb
   • The old person hobbles down to the store every day.

Synonyms:

• fetter
• hitch
• hopple

NearBy Words:

• hobbledehoy
• hobbler