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Shackled
see synonyms of shackledAdjective
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Shackled
see synonyms of shacklednoun
1. (often plural)
a metal ring or fastening, usually part of a pair used to secure a person's wrists or ankles; fetter
2. (often plural)
anything that confines or restricts freedom
a country ready to throw off the shackles of its colonial past
3.
a rope, tether, or hobble for an animal
4.
a U-shaped bracket, the open end of which is closed by a bolt (shackle pin), used for securing ropes, chains, etc
verb (transitive)
5.
to confine with or as if with shackles
6.
to fasten or connect with a shackle
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Shackled
see synonyms of shackled noun
1.
a metal fastening, usually one of a linked pair, for the wrist or ankle of a prisoner; fetter; manacle
2.
anything that restrains freedom of expression or action
the shackles of ignorance
3.
any of several devices used in fastening or coupling
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈshackled or ˈshackling
4.
to put shackles on; fetter
5.
to fasten or connect with a shackle or shackles
6.
to restrain in freedom of expression or action
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Shackled
see synonyms of shackledn.
1. A device, usually one of a pair connected to a chain, that encircles the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive.
2. A hobble for an animal.
3. Any of several devices, such as a clevis, used to fasten or couple.
4. often shackles A restraint or check on action or progress: "throwing off the puritanical shackles" (Ben Yagoda).
tr.v. shack·led, shack·ling, shack·les
1. To put shackles on (someone); confine with shackles.
2. To fasten or connect with a shackle.
3. To restrict, confine, or hamper. See Synonyms at hobble.
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