Noun

• S: (n) fetter, hobble (a shackle for the ankles or feet)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) shackle, bond, hamper, trammel (a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner))
• S: (n) restraint, constraint (a device that retards something's motion) "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
• S: (n) device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose) "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
• S: (n) instrumentality, instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
• S: (n) artifact, artefact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
• S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) hitch, hobble, limp (the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg)

Verb

• S: (v) limp, gimp, hobble, hitch (walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury) "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) hobble (hamper the action or progress of) "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) impede, hinder (be a hindrance or obstacle to) "She is impeding the progress of our project"
• S: (v) prevent, keep (stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state) "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
• sentence frame
• S: (v) hopple, hobble (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"