NOUN | artifact | shackle, bond, hamper, trammel | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
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artifact | shackle | a U-shaped bar | |
VERB | contact | shackle, pinion | bind the arms of |
contact | shackle, fetter | restrain with fetters |
Sounds | shae'kahl | |
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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). | |
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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. | |
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Part of | padlock | A detachable lock |
Broader | bar | A rigid piece of metal or wood |
Meaning | Bind the arms of. | |
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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. | |
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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) |
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