hobbles
Moves with difficulty
Hobbles are restraints, typically rope or straps, fastened around an animal's legs to limit movement without fully immobilizing it: The rancher put hobbles on the horse to keep it from wandering.
The verb hobble means to walk with difficulty, as if restrained, or to impose such a limitation: She hobbled on a sprained ankle.
Figuratively, to hobble is to impede or hamper: Regulations hobbled the industry's growth.
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- staggerWalk unsteadily, sway
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- limpLacking firmness or rigidity
- falterLose momentum or steadiness
wobble · toddle · waddle · lurch · shamble · halt · drag · uneven
Ankle restraints, often metal
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- tethersLines limiting movement
- leg ironsAnkle shackles for prisoners
- ankle cuffsRestraints encircling lower legs
hopples · picket · tie · bind · restrict · confine · immobilize · rope
Thing that obstructs progress
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- limitationBound on extent
- restrictionLimit on action
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
encumbrance · obstacle · setback · barrier · curtailment · inhibition · hamper · impede
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falter · wobble · toddle · waddle · lurch · shamble · halt · drag · uneven · halting
fetters
Ankle restraints, often metal
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- tethersLines limiting movement
- leg ironsAnkle shackles for prisoners
ankle cuffs · hopples · picket · tie · bind · restrict · confine · immobilize · rope · strap
impediment
Thing that obstructs progress
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- limitationBound on extent
- restrictionLimit on action
handicap · encumbrance · obstacle · setback · barrier · curtailment · inhibition · hamper · impede · hinder
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- Outback Gearswag, billy, esky, stockwhip, oilskin
- restraintshandcuffs, shackles, chains, ropes, cuffs
- tacksaddle horn, stirrups, stirrup, girth, bridle
- cavalry gearsaddles, saddle, bridle, bridles, spurs
- bondage gearhandcuffs, collar, cuffs, gag, blindfold