to shackle
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6.2
- verb
- /ˈʃækəl/
:
encadenar
- My body may be shackled, but my mind wanders free.
- shackled feet
You didn't drag them there and shackle them to their dorm bed.
- You didn't drag them there and shackle them to their dorm bed.
- They figured out more ways to handshake, hand to to, to shackle the artist to the label.
Examples
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However, these forces are shackled, and action must be taken to liberate them.
Academic text (2005) -
These outdated laws shackled the citizens' ability to express their opinions freely.
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Why do you shackle yourself to her?
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We allow faulty expectations to shackle us from doing as we please.
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There's no reason we need to be shackled by the strictures of the employee-employer relationship.
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She felt shackled by the expectations of her family and longed for independence.
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Fear can shackle us from pursuing our dreams and achieving our goals.
Synonyms
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1.0
To fasten something with a key so other people cannot open it
314
4.2
To make someone stay in one place or situation
178
4.2
Put someone in prison as a punishment or keep them locked up
110
3.6
To put metal rings that lock around someone's wrists to stop them moving
86
4.6
Hold a person or thing so it cannot move freely
81
7.2
To put metal bands around someone's wrists to stop their hands from moving
64
5.6
To limit what someone can do or how they can act
25
3.8
Cause a delay that stops activity or movement
23
4.4
To tie an animal or object so it cannot move away
19
4.6
To tie someone or something with a chain to keep them from moving
17
4.7
To limit someone's freedom because they have responsibilities
8
4.7
To stop a person or thing from moving, acting freely and making choices
3
8.7
To tie or chain someone's feet to stop them moving freely
1
4.8
Stop someone from acting or making decisions
1
9.9
To lock someone inside a room or building against their will
1
9.3
To put locked metal rings around someone's wrists to stop them moving
1
9.5
To tie someone's arms or legs so they cannot move
1
9.5
To tie someone with chains or hold them under close control
1
8.0
To stop someone completely from acting freely
To hold back or make it hard for someone to act freely
Antonyms
How Restrained
21
6.0
132
3.2
35
6.2
86
4.6
187
3.2
∞
2.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shackle comes from an old English word sceacel that meant 'metal cuffs' used on the hands or feet, so to shackle someone originally meant to put them in chains or cuffs. That's why today shackle can mean both to tie someone up and to limit their freedom or actions.