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tram·mel
 trammel
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- pronunciation:
- trae
m
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(usu. pl.) a restraint or impediment to free movement.
- synonyms:
- bond, chain, check, cramp, curb, fetter, hindrance, impediment, leash, manacle, rein, restraint, shackle
- similar words:
- bar, barrier, block, clog, constriction, control, handicap, hold, muzzle, obstruction, restriction, tie
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| definition 2: |
a restraint used on a horse's feet to teach it to amble; fetter.
- synonyms:
- clog, cramp, fetter, hobble
- similar words:
- chain, encumbrance, impediment, restraint, shackle
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| definition 3: |
a device used to gauge and adjust the alignment of machinery parts; tram.
- synonyms:
- tram
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| definition 4: |
a net for catching fish or wild birds.
- synonyms:
- dragnet, net
- similar words:
- mesh, seine, snare, toil, trap, trawl
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| related words: |
bridle, limit, obstruction |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
trammels, trammeling, trammeled |
| definition 1: |
to impede, restrict, or confine; hobble.
- synonyms:
- confine, fetter, hamper, hinder, hobble, impede, restrict
- similar words:
- bind, chain, constrain, curb, handicap, hold, obstruct, shackle
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| definition 2: |
to ensnare with, or as if with, a net.
- synonyms:
- enmesh, mesh, net
- similar words:
- capture, catch, ensnare, entangle, entrap, hold, snare, take, trap, web
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| related words: |
circumscribe, confine, encumber, enslave, enthrall, limit, shackle |
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