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单词 shackles
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shackle

1 of 2

noun

shack·​le ˈsha-kəl How to pronounce shackle (audio)
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 2

verb

shackled; shackling ˈsha-k(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce shackle (audio)

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 How to pronounce shackle (audio)
noun

Synonyms

Noun

  • band
  • bind
  • bond
  • bracelet
  • chain
  • cuff(s)
  • fetter
  • handcuff(s)
  • irons
  • ligature
  • manacle(s)

Verb

  • bind
  • chain
  • enchain
  • enfetter
  • fetter
  • gyve
  • handcuff
  • manacle
  • pinion
  • trammel
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Example Sentences

Noun placed shackles on the legs of the prisoners the shackles of illiteracy can be just as confining as leg irons Verb The guard shackled the prisoner. unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
This hunk of billet aluminum solves both problems by providing a closed shackle mount that’s designed to fit snug with the winch’s fairlead. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2020 The 60-year-old had been attempting to repair the Row of Life’s bow shackle in preparation for a tropical cyclone that was bearing down on her position in the remote Pacific. Andrew Lewis, Outside Online, 14 Jan. 2022 This shackle may suggest prisoners or enslaved people at the site. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2022 Weinstein, 69, was ushered into the courtroom with a waist shackle that attached to his handcuffs. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2021 At her feet lay a broken shackle and chains to symbolize the end of slavery. Reece Jones, CNN, 27 Oct. 2021 The front leaf spring rear-lower shackle bolts may be loose. Detroit Free Press, 21 Aug. 2021 If anti-vax folks mistake a key for a shackle, that’s only because their selfishness is part of the problem. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 30 July 2021 When the crew tried to raise it, the shackle connecting it to the cable failed, Enbridge spokesman Michael Barnes said. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 July 2021
Verb
The parents used chains and padlocks to shackle some of the children to beds. Stella Chan And Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 July 2022 Houdini said that no prison could hold him and that no shackles can shackle him. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2022 No prison can hold me; no hand or leg irons or steel locks can shackle me. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2022 Unlike the investment of time that’s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. Andy Meek, BGR, 30 Nov. 2021 Unlike the investment of time that’s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. Andy Meek, BGR, 30 Nov. 2021 Unlike the investment of time that’s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. Andy Meek, BGR, 30 Nov. 2021 Unlike the investment of time that’s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. Andy Meek, BGR, 30 Nov. 2021 Unlike the investment of time that’s required for most TV shows these days, which shackle you to a dozen or more episodes that are essentially standalone movies themselves, at least in terms of length. Andy Meek, BGR, 30 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English schakel, from Old English sceacul; akin to Old Norse skǫkull pole of a cart

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

shackle 1 of 2

noun

shack·​le ˈsha-kəl How to pronounce shackle (audio)
1
: a ring or band that prevents free use of the legs or arms
2
: something that prevents free action
The country was freed from the shackles of oppression.

shackle

2 of 2

verb

shackled; shackling
1
: to bind or fasten with a ring or band placed on the legs or arms
2
: to prevent free action

shackles 1 of 2

noun

plural of shackle
as 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
  • obstacle
  • hurdle
  • barrier
  • obstruction
  • embarrassment
  • interference
  • fetter
  • burden
  • encumbrance
  • hindrance
  • chain
  • impediment
  • let
  • manacle
  • constraint
  • inhibition
  • cramp
  • handicap
  • trammel
  • hitch
  • block
  • crimp
  • clog
  • deterrent
  • stumbling block
  • stop
  • brake
  • drag
  • load
  • balk
  • blockade
  • bar
  • embargo
  • curb
  • holdback
  • restraint
  • rub
  • rein
  • arrest
  • delay
  • catch
  • blockage
  • danger
  • stone wall
  • disadvantage
  • snag
  • hobble
  • brick wall
  • stoppage
  • hardship
  • stall
  • reef
  • hazard
  • cumber
  • peril
  • holdup
  • difficulty
  • bit
  • adversity
  • drawback
  • check

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • break
  • stimulus
  • catalyst
  • incentive
  • impetus
  • spur
  • advantage
  • edge
  • assistance
  • aid
  • stimulant
  • benefit
  • goad
  • help
  • boost
  • handmaiden
  • handmaid
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shackles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shackle
1
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

  • binds
  • handcuffs
  • ties
  • fetters
  • chains
  • manacles
  • trammels
  • confines
  • gyves
  • hampers
  • pinions
  • constrains
  • lashes
  • enchains
  • enfetters
  • attaches
  • bits
  • irons
  • links
  • limits
  • trusses
  • hobbles
  • curbs
  • fastens
  • hinders
  • secures
  • restricts
  • hog-ties
  • impedes
  • tangles
  • joins
  • entangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • liberates
  • frees
  • releases
  • unshackles
  • emancipates
  • unbinds
  • rescues
  • unties
  • unfastens
  • looses
  • unfetters
  • undoes
  • detaches
  • disengages
  • untangles
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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

  • hampers
  • hinders
  • impedes
  • fetters
  • manacles
  • handicaps
  • handcuffs
  • trammels
  • obstructs
  • embarrasses
  • blocks
  • cramps
  • delays
  • hobbles
  • encumbers
  • inhibits
  • chains
  • constrains
  • clogs
  • restrains
  • stymies
  • ties up
  • ties
  • holds back
  • reins
  • tethers
  • hog-ties
  • disrupts
  • curbs
  • short-circuits
  • brakes
  • leashes
  • interferes (with)
  • barricades
  • halters
  • binds
  • thwarts
  • cramps one's style
  • roadblocks
  • gives a hard time
  • confines
  • checks
  • frustrates
  • stifles
  • balks
  • blockades
  • holds up
  • retards
  • arrests
  • foils
  • muzzles
  • strangles
  • retains
  • baffles
  • stumps
  • chokes
  • mires
  • suffocates
  • smothers
  • sabotages
  • derails
  • represses
  • bogs (down)
  • suppresses
  • hems (in)
  • hedges (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • aids
  • helps
  • facilitates
  • assists
  • liberates
  • frees
  • opens
  • releases
  • clears
  • unties
  • loosens
  • unplugs
  • unstops
  • makes way
  • unclogs
  • promotes
  • encourages
  • smooths
  • smoothes
  • furthers
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