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Adjective shackled has 1 sense
- fettered, in bonds, in fetters, shackled - bound by chains fastened around the ankles
Antonym: unbound (indirect, via bound)
Verb shackle has 2 senses
- pinion, shackle - bind the arms of
--1 is one way to restrain, confine, hold
Sample sentence:
They want to shackle the prisoners
- fetter, shackle - restrain with fetters
--2 is one way to restrain, confine, hold
Sample sentence:
They want to shackle the prisoners
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