Defenition of the word shackle

• Defenition of the word shackle

  • restrain with fetters
  • bind the arms of
  • a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
  • anything that restrains (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
  • a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

Synonyms for the word shackle

• • bind
  • bond
  • chain up
  • constrain
  • fetter
  • hamper
  • hinder
  • impede
  • manacle
  • obstruct
  • pinion
  • put in irons
  • restrict
  • thwart
  • trammel
  • trammels

Similar words in the shackle

• • shackle
  • shackle's
  • shackled
  • shackles
  • shackleton
  • shackleton's

Meronymys for the word shackle

• • padlock

Hyponyms for the word shackle

• • ball and chain
  • chain
  • chains
  • cuff
  • cuffs
  • fetter
  • handcuff
  • handcuffs
  • handlock
  • hobble
  • iron
  • irons
  • manacle

Hypernyms for the word shackle

• • bar
  • confine
  • constraint
  • hold
  • restrain
  • restraint

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