单词 | shackles |
释义 | shackle1 of 2noun shack·le ˈsha-kəl 1 : something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms 2 : something that checks or prevents free action as if by fetters —usually used in plural 3 : a usually U-shaped fastening device secured by a bolt or pin through holes in the end of the two arms 4 : a length of cable or anchor chain of usually 15 fathoms shackle 2 of 2verb shackled; shackling ˈsha-k(ə-)liŋ transitive verb 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 shackler ˈsha-k(ə-)lər noun shackles 1 of 2 nounas in obstacle something that makes movement or progress difficult the shackles of illiteracy can be just as confining as leg irons Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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shackles 2 of 2verb1 as in binds to confine or restrain with or as if with chains unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in hampers to create difficulty for the work or activity of shackled by poverty and ignorance Synonyms & Similar Words
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