hobble

To walk lame, or unevenly.

(figurative) To move or proceed roughly or irregularly.

To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.

To disable; to impede.

(slang, no longer used) To commit (a person) for trial.

An unsteady, off-balance step.

[in the plural] One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.

(dialect, UK) An odd job; a piece of casual work.

(informal, no longer used) A difficult situation; a scrape.