| NOUN | artifact | shackle, bond, hamper, trammel | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | shackle | a U-shaped bar | |
| VERB | contact | shackle, pinion | bind the arms of |
| contact | shackle, fetter | restrain with fetters |
| Sounds | shae'kahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | bond, hamper, trammel | |
| Narrower | ball and chain | Heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain |
| fetter, hobble | A shackle for the ankles or feet | |
| handcuff, cuff, handlock, manacle | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist | |
| irons, chains | metal shackles | |
| Broader | restraint, constraint | A device that retards something's motion / motion |
| Spanish | cadenas, cuerdas, grillete, trabas | |
| Catalan | cadenes, cordes, traves | |
| Verbs | shackle | restrain with fetters |
| Meaning | A U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | padlock | A detachable lock |
| Broader | bar | A rigid piece of metal or wood |
| Meaning | Bind the arms of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They want to shackle the prisoners | |
| Synonym | pinion | |
| Broader | restrain, confine, hold, constrain | To close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement |
| Spanish | maniatar | |
| Meaning | Restrain with fetters. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to shackle the prisoners | |
| Synonym | fetter | |
| Narrower | manacle, cuff, handcuff | Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs |
| Broader | restrain, confine, hold, constrain | To close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement |
| Spanish | engrilletar, impedir, trabar | |
| Catalan | emmanillar, encadenar, impedir, travar | |
| Nouns | shackle | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots