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Noun trammel has 4 senses
- trammel net, trammel - a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh
--1 is a kind of fishnet, fishing net
- trammel - an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
--2 is a kind of pothook
- trammel - a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
--3 is a kind of restraint, constraint
- shackle, bond, hamper, trammel, trammels - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
--4 is a kind of restraint, constraint
--4 has particulars:
Verb trammel has 2 senses
- trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
--1 is one way to capture, catch
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
--2 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
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