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shackle (verb)

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  • shackle — index arrest (apprehend), constrain (imprison), contain (restrain), detain (restrain), d …   Law dictionary

  • shackle — ► NOUN 1) (shackles) a pair of fetters connected by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner s wrists or ankles together. 2) (shackles) restraints or impediments. 3) a metal link or loop, closed by a bolt and used to secure a chain or rope to something …   English terms dictionary

  • shackle — verb 1) he was shackled to the wall Syn: chain, fetter, manacle; secure, tie (up), bind, tether, hobble; put in chains, clap in irons, handcuff 2) journalists were shackled by a new law Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • shackle — I UK [ˈʃæk(ə)l] / US noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms shackle : singular shackle plural shackles 1) mainly literary something that prevents you from doing what you want to do 2) one of a pair of connected metal rings that can be locked …   English dictionary

  • shackle — 1. noun a) A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger. Usually used in plural, to indicate a pair joined by a chain. b) A U shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bo …   Wiktionary

  • shackle — /ˈʃækəl / (say shakuhl) noun 1. a ring or fastening of iron or the like for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; a fetter. 2. a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal. 3. any of various fastening or coupling devices, as the curved bar of a… …  

  • shackle — [[t]ʃæ̱k(ə)l[/t]] shackles, shackling, shackled 1) VERB: usu passive If you are shackled by something, it prevents you from doing what you want to do. [FORMAL] [be V ed by/to n] The trade unions are shackled by the law. [be V ed by/to n]… …   English dictionary

  • shackle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English schakel, from Old English sceacul; akin to Old Norse skǫkull pole of a cart Date: before 12th century 1. something (as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms 2. something that checks or prevents free …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shackle — shack|le1 [ ʃækl ] noun count usually plural 1. ) one of a pair of connected metal rings that can be locked onto the wrists or legs of a prisoner ─ compare HANDCUFFS 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY something that prevents you from doing what you want to do… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shackle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fetter, hobble, manacle, gyve, handcuff, bond; check, curb. v. t. bind, restrain; handcuff, manacle, chain. See restraint. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. manacle, fetter, leg iron, handcuff, restraint. v.… …   English dictionary for students

  • shackle — noun 1》 (shackles) a pair of fetters connected by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner s wrists or ankles together.     ↘restraints or impediments. 2》 a metal link, typically U shaped, closed by a bolt and used to secure a chain or rope to… …   English new terms dictionary

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