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shackle
[ shak-uhl ]
noun
- a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
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- a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
- the U -shaped bar of a padlock, one end of which is pivoted or sliding, the other end of which can be released, as for passing through a staple, and then fastened, as for securing a hasp.
- any of various fastening or coupling devices.
- Often shackles. anything that serves to prevent freedom of procedure, thought, etc.
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verb (used with object)
- to put a shackle or shackles on; confine or restrain by a shackle or shackles.
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- to fasten or couple with a shackle.
- to restrain in action, thought, etc., as by restrictions; restrict the freedom of.
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shackle
/ ˈʃæə /
noun
- often plural a metal ring or fastening, usually part of a pair used to secure a person's wrists or ankles; fetter
- often plural anything that confines or restricts freedom
- a rope, tether, or hobble for an animal
- a U-shaped bracket, the open end of which is closed by a bolt ( shackle pin ), used for securing ropes, chains, etc
verb
- to confine with or as if with shackles
- to fasten or connect with a shackle
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- l noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shackle1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shackle1
Example Sentences
Then, Blake added shackled jewelry and handcuffed earrings.
In mitigation, Mr Clemo accepted victims had faced an extensive delay in getting justice, but that Burrows had come back of his own free will and didn't "have to come back in shackles".
"It's him! It's him! I recognise his features," says Myrelis Casique Lopez, pointing at a photo of men shackled and cuffed on the floor of one of the most infamous prisons in the world.
"We start in that world where we're shackled, and then we exorcise it," Taylor explains.
She’s unnerved by the news images of undocumented immigrants being loaded onto planes, shackled like violent criminals, and returned to their native countries.
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