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[ verb ] walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
Examples "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day." Used in print (Cliff Farrell, Trail of the Tattered Star....)Mike tested the leg and found that he was able to hobble around on_it . |
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[ verb ] hamper the action or progress of
Examples "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean" Used in print (The New York Times,...)The Secretary_General must have , subject_to the constitutional direction of the Security_Council and the General_Assembly , the power to act , to propose action and to organize action without being hobbled by advisers and assistants acting_on someone else 's instructions . Related terms |
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