Word Finder - shackles

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(usually in the plural) A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain.

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The prisoner lay in shackles in his gloomy cell.

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• hobble

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A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.

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(usually in the plural) A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.

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A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.

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A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.

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A length of cable or chain equal to 12 1/2 fathoms or 75 feet, or later to 15 fathoms.

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Stubble.

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To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.

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(by extension) To render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of.

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This law would effectively shackle its opposition.

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To shake, rattle.

In vain the fiery young soldier strove to break loose from the shackles which hampered him.

Direct taxation in the shape of income tax was substituted for indirect taxation previously levied, in order to relieve trade from the shackles of duties and charges which had become allembracing.

Only when you break the shackles of illusion can you experience the reality.

Soul power rippled through him and with it, the sensation of the invisible shackles he'd worn his entire adult life melting away.

It was something, however, to have shaken off the shackles of ecclesiastical authority; and, even if a new authority, that of the ancients, was accepted in its stead, still progress was being made toward sounder methods of analysis.

In this way the Spanish alliance, unpopular in itself, was formed to liberate the king from the shackles imposed on him by the English constitution.

Days pass, and after several failed attempts, he succeeds in freeing himself and heads for safety, shackles still attached.

A curious find was a grave containing burials of eighteen men fettered with iron collars and shackles.

These two freedoms single-handedly removed the shackles from international trade.

Rig uses single 8mm sheets with plastic snap shackles.

Throwing off the shackles of religion had n't removed the crippling chains of shyness.

A series of shackles and wires are attached and the buoy is pulled in using the stern gantry.

I make a daily inspection of springs, shock absorbers, engine and body mountings, U bolts and shackles to allay my fears.

Chances were sparse in a second half stalemate, with Barry unable to shake off the shackles despite forcing a couple of goalmouth scares.

Members will be advised to use good quality shackles, locks and chains as secondary protection against motorcycle theft.

It is a time when people can usually put aside the shackles of work and family commitments and seize opportunities that time previously prohibited.

Screw pin shackles are used mainly for non permanent applications.

From these introductions we are able to judge of the style of Pappus's writing, which is excellent and even elegant the moment he is free from the shackles of mathematical formulae and expressions.

The extra few pounds is certainly worth it to remove the shackles of debt five years earlier.

These regulations placed heavy shackles upon the Press, but in the main they were accepted with patriotic equanimity.