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- Dictionaryshackle/ˈʃakl/
noun
- 1. a pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together.
- 2. a metal link, typically U-shaped, closed by a bolt, used to secure a chain or rope to something.
verb
- 1. chain with shackles: "the prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair in the centre of the room" Similar Opposite
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SHACKLE definition: 1. If you are shackled by something, it prevents you from doing what you want to do: 2. If you are…. Learn more.
1. a. : to bind with shackles : fetter. b. : to make fast with or as if with a shackle. 2. : to deprive of freedom especially of action by means of restrictions or handicaps : impede.
noun. a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter. Synonyms: gyve, handcuff, manacle, chain. a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
noun. 1. (often plural) a metal ring or fastening, usually part of a pair used to secure a person's wrists or ankles; fetter. 2. (often plural) anything that confines or restricts freedom. a country ready to throw off the shackles of its colonial past. 3. a rope, tether, or hobble for an animal.
shackle. ( ˈʃækəl) n. 1. ( often plural) a metal ring or fastening, usually part of a pair used to secure a person's wrists or ankles; fetter. 2. ( often plural) anything that confines or restricts freedom: a country ready to throw off the shackles of its colonial past. 3. a rope, tether, or hobble for an animal. 4.
Handcuffs are shackles. So are those leg irons some prisoners wear when they appear in court. In other words, a shackle is a restraint, either physical or psychological, that restricts movement. We generally think of shackles as some sort of heavy metal cuff that is used to keep prisoners in check. But shackles don't have to be physical.
[plural] shackles (of something) (formal) a particular state, set of conditions or circumstances, etc. that prevent you from saying or doing what you want. a country struggling to free itself from the shackles of colonialism
