W: (v) hobble [Related to: 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"
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"
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"
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"