shackle
[noun]
Synonyms:
- often plural: fetter, bond, chain, iron, leg-iron, manacle
[verb]
Synonyms:
- fetter, bind, chain, manacle, put in irons

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Antonyms: unshackle
Contrasted words: unchain, unfetter, untie
Related Words: anklet, bilbo, leg-iron, trammel, bracelet, handcuff, manacle, straitjacket, collar, garrote, lash, rope, strap, chain, enchain, pinion, secure

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I. shack‧le¹ /ˈʃækəl/ noun [countable]

1. the shackles of something literary the limits put on your freedom and happiness by something, especially a particular form of government – used to show disapproval:
They finally managed to throw off the shackles of communism.

2. one of a pair of metal rings joined by a chain that are used for fastening together a prisoner’s hands or feet, so that they cannot move easily or escape
⇒ handcuffs

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II. shackle² verb [transitive]
[Language: Old English; Origin: sceacul (singular)]

1. to put many limits on what someone can do – used to show disapproval:
Industrial progress is being shackled by a mass of regulations.

2. to put shackles on someone Synonym : chain:
He was blindfolded and shackled to a radiator.

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