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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
/ 藞蕛忙办蓹濒 /
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
- 藞蝉丑补肠办濒别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉丑补肠办顎僱别谤 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of shackle1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of shackle1
Example Sentences
"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鈥檚 unnerved by the news images of undocumented immigrants being loaded onto planes, shackled like violent criminals, and returned to their native countries.
Rowan Halstead says his party, the Yorkshire Party, are the only group "not shackled" by national allegiances so would put this money and people in the region first.
Israeli doctors at this hospital have previously told the BBC shackling patients and forcing them to wear nappies is routine.
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