shackle

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

Similar word(s): bond, hamper, trammel

Definition categories: man–made, constraint, restraint

2. a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

Definition categories: man–made, bar

verb

1. bind the arms of

Similar word(s): pinion

Definition categories: contact, confine, constrain, hold, restrain

2. restrain with fetters

Similar word(s): fetter

Definition categories: contact, confine, constrain, hold, restrain

Sentences with shackle as a verb:

- This law would effectively shackle its opposition.