hobbling
Moving with difficulty
Hobbling is walking with difficulty, typically with an uneven gait due to injury or impairment: She came hobbling out on crutches.
To hobble an animal is to tie its legs loosely to restrict movement without preventing it entirely.
Figuratively, to hobble something is to impede or hamper it: The project was hobbled by budget cuts.
Uneven gait from injury
- shufflingRandomizing order of items
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
halting · uneven · dragging · tottering · shambling · stumbling · favoring · hitching
Causing severe impairment
- hamperingInterfering with progress
- impedingBlocking forward motion
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- weakeningBecoming less strong
handicapping · encumbering · burdening · limiting · constraining · stifling · sabotaging · obstructing
Metal bonds for prisoners
- fettersAnkle restraints, often metal
- manaclesWrist shackles for prisoners
- chainsLinked metal restraints
- bondsTies that unite
tethering · binding · roping · hog-tying · leg irons · cuffs · trussing · immobilizing
Recovery from injury/addiction
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
mending · rest · crutches · walking boot · brace · bandaging · ice · elevation
Ligament stretch injury
- fractureSplit in hard material
- strainExcessive stretching force
- twisted ankleLigament injury from rolling
- torn ligamentDamaged joint-stabilizing tissue
dislocation · swelling · bruise · blister · soreness · stiffness · inflammation · muscle tear
limping
Uneven gait from injury
- shufflingRandomizing order of items
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
lurching · halting · uneven · dragging · tottering · shambling · stumbling · favoring · hitching · gimpy
crippling
Causing severe impairment
- hamperingInterfering with progress
- impedingBlocking forward motion
- underminingWeakening by covert means
weakening · handicapping · encumbering · burdening · limiting · constraining · stifling · sabotaging · obstructing · thwarting
shackles
Metal bonds for prisoners
- fettersAnkle restraints, often metal
- manaclesWrist shackles for prisoners
- chainsLinked metal restraints
bonds · tethering · binding · roping · hog-tying · leg irons · cuffs · trussing · immobilizing · restraining
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
convalescence · mending · rest · crutches · walking boot · brace · bandaging · ice · elevation · mobility aids
sprain
Ligament stretch injury
- fractureSplit in hard material
- strainExcessive stretching force
- twisted ankleLigament injury from rolling
torn ligament · dislocation · swelling · bruise · blister · soreness · stiffness · inflammation · muscle tear · joint pain
- gait problemslimp, limping, shuffle, shuffling, waddle
- walkingwalking, brisk walking, strolling, ambling, sauntering
- pedestrian actionswalking, crossing, stopping, waiting, standing
- horse ridingtrotting, cantering, galloping, walking, halting
- motionmotion, movement, velocity, speed, momentum
- mistreatmentbullying, harassing, intimidating, oppressing, humiliating
hobblingfreeing
Releasing from confinement
liberating · unleashing · releasing · unshackling · unfettering