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shackle in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
    shackle  bond  hamper  trammel 
  2. a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
    shackle 
verb
  1. restrain with fetters
    fetter  shackle 
  2. bind the arms of
    pinion  shackle 
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