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shackles
shackles /ˈʃæk.l̩z/ noun [plural]
1 F0 a pair of metal rings connected by a chain and fastened to a person's wrists or the bottom of their legs to prevent them from escaping: » The shackles had begun to cut into his ankles.Thesaurus+: ↑Cords, ropes, cables and string2 F0 something that prevents you from doing what you want to do: » The press, once heavily censored, has managed to shake off its shackles.Thesaurus+: ↑Difficult things and people , ↑Preventing and impeding |