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SHACKLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

Synonyms:

bond; hamper; shackle; trammel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shackle" is a kind of...):

constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shackle"):

ball and chain (heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain)

fetter; hobble (a shackle for the ankles or feet)

cuff; handcuff; handlock; manacle (shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs)

chains; irons (metal shackles; for hands or legs)

Derivation:

shackle (restrain with fetters)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shackle" is a kind of...):

bar (a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon)

Holonyms ("shackle" is a part of...):

padlock (a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Restrain with fetters

Synonyms:

fetter; shackle

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "shackle" is one way to...):

confine; constrain; hold; restrain (to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shackle"):

cuff; handcuff; manacle (confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to shackle the prisoners

Derivation:

shackle (a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bind the arms of

Synonyms:

pinion; shackle

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "shackle" is one way to...):

confine; constrain; hold; restrain (to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They want to shackle the prisoners

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