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- pronunciation:
- shae
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal.
We could hear the clanking of the prisoners' shackles as they were marched into the yard.- synonyms:
- fetter, iron, manacle
- similar words:
- chain, trammel
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| definition 2: |
(often pl.) something that impedes freedom of thought or action.
Have we cast off the shackles of sexism?- synonyms:
- barrier, fetter
- similar words:
- chain
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| definition 3: |
any of various devices, often U-shaped and of metal, used to hold or join, such as the movable loop on a padlock.
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| related words: |
bond, bondage, chain, gag, manacle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
shackles, shackling, shackled |
| definition 1: |
to bind, confine, or join by using a shackle.
- synonyms:
- fetter, iron, manacle
- antonyms:
- unshackle
- similar words:
- bind, chain, enchain, handcuff, pinion, restrain, secure, trammel
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| definition 2: |
to restrict the progress or freedom of.
Old traditions shackled their social advancement.- synonyms:
- fetter, hamper, hinder, impede
- antonyms:
- unshackle
- similar words:
- bar, block, confine, handicap, hogtie, manacle, obstruct, restrict, stop, thwart
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| related words: |
encumber, enslave, enthrall, hamper, hinder, yoke |
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| derivation: |
shackler (n.) |
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