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Shackle in English
- shackle⇄noun 1. a metal band fastened around the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or slave. Shackles are usually fastened to each other, the wall, or the floor by chains.
2. the link fastening together the two rings for the ankles and wrists of a prisoner. - shackle⇄shackle, noun, verb, -led,-ling.
- shackle⇄v.t. 1. to put shackles on.
2. (Figurative.) torestrain; hamper.
(SYN) obstruct, restrict.
3. to fasten or couple with a shackle.
Ex. (Figurative.) ... who were not shackled to the past in their thinking (New York Times).