Roleset hobble.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "walk as if feet tied together":

Roles:

Arg0:walker


Argm:destination or path

Examples:

with direction (-)
A good number decide it's not worth it and hobble for home.
Arg0:	A good number
REL:	hobble
Argm-DIR:	for home

Roleset hobble.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "tie the feet of, metaphorically 'hinder'":

Roles:

Arg0:tier, hinderer


Arg1:tied, hindered


Arg2:rope, instrument

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


agent or instrument subject? (-)
Dealing with the sales this month could be particularly challenging because almost every problem that *trace* has hobbled the program in the past is popping up again.
Arg0:	*trace* -> that -> almost every problem
REL:	hobbled
Arg1:	the program
ArgM-TMP:	in the past

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


literal, all args (-)
Mary hobbled John with silk scarves.
Arg0:	Mary
REL:	hobbled
Arg1:	John
Arg2-with:	silk scarves

It's easy to see how the two senses are related; nevertheless they should be distinguished.