to gyve
- verb
- /dʒaɪv/
- Archaic
- In old tales, villains would gyve their captives to prevent escape.
Examples
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The guards gyved the prisoner before the trial.
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The guards gyved the prisoners before leading them to the courtyard.
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He was gyved at the ankles, unable to move freely.
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Don't gyve him too tightly!
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The guards gyve the prisoner before transporting him to the courtroom.
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He felt a sense of despair as they gyve his ankles with heavy chains.
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To prevent escape, they decided to gyve the suspect during the interrogation.
Synonyms
To put metal rings that lock around someone's wrists to stop them moving
To put metal bands around someone's wrists to stop their hands from moving
To restrain someone with chains or limit their freedom
To tie someone or something with a chain to keep them from moving
To tie or chain someone's feet to stop them moving freely
Antonyms
How Restrictive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word gyve as a verb means to put shackles on someone. Think of it as the action 'to bind' someone's ankles, so to gyve someone is to fasten a shackle and stop them from moving.