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- Dictionarytrammel/ˈtraml/
noun
- 1. restrictions or impediments to freedom of action: literary "we will forge our own future, free from the trammels of materialism"
- 2. a three-layered dragnet, designed so that a fish entering through one of the large-meshed outer sections will push part of the finer-meshed central section through the large meshes on the further side, forming a pocket in which the fish is trapped.
verb
- 1. deprive of freedom of action: "we have no wish to be trammelled by convention"
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noun. 1. : something impeding activity, progress, or freedom : restraint usually used in plural. 2. : a net for catching birds or fish. especially : one having three layers with the middle one finer-meshed and slack so that fish passing through carry some of the center net through the coarser opposite net and are trapped. 3.
Trammel definition: a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint. See examples of TRAMMEL used in a sentence.
11 meanings: 1. a hindrance to free action or movement 2. Also called: trammel net a fishing net in three sections, the two.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of trammel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To trammel is to hamper or hinder — in other words, to keep someone from doing something. People in your neighborhood might lobby for speed bumps in order to trammel speeding cars. SKIP TO CONTENT
Define trammel. trammel synonyms, trammel pronunciation, trammel translation, English dictionary definition of trammel. n. 1. A shackle used to teach a horse to amble. 2. Something that restricts activity, expression, or progress; a restraint. 3. A vertically set fishing net...
Trammel definition: a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint. See examples of TRAMMEL used in a sentence.
noun. trammels. Something that restricts activity, expression, or progress; a restraint. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A fishing net consisting of two outer layers of coarse mesh and a loosely hung middle layer of fine mesh. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A fowling net. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
trammel meaning, definition, what is trammel: to limit or prevent someone’s freedom or...: Learn more.
Definitions of 'trammel' 1. a. a fishing net consisting of two outer layers of coarse mesh and a loosely hung middle layer of fine mesh. [...] b. a fowling net. [...] also trammel net. 2. a kind of shackle for a horse, esp. one to teach ambling. [...] 3. [usually pl.] something that confines, restrains, or shackles. [...] 7.
