shackle
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.