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Noun shackle has 2 senses
- shackle, bond, hamper, trammel, trammels - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
--1 is a kind of restraint, constraint
--1 has particulars:
- shackle - a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
--2 is a kind of bar
--2 is a part of padlock
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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