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Fettered
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Fettered
see synonyms of fetterednoun
1. (often plural)
a chain or bond fastened round the ankle; shackle
2. (usually plural)
a check or restraint
the fetters of social convention
verb (transitive)
3.
to restrict or confine
4.
to bind in fetters
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Fettered
see synonyms of fettered noun
1.
a shackle or chain for the feet
2.
anything that holds in check; restraint
verb transitive
3.
to bind with fetters; shackle; chain
4.
to hold in check; restrain; confine
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Fettered
see synonyms of fetteredn.
1. A device, usually one of a pair of rings connected to a chain, that is attached to the ankles or feet to restrict movement.
2. often fetters Something that serves to restrict; a restraint: the fetters of tyranny.
tr.v. fet·tered, fet·ter·ing, fet·ters
1. To put fetters on; shackle.
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