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- Dictionarytrammel/ˈtraml/
noun
- 1. restrictions or impediments to freedom of action: literary "we will forge our own future, free from the trammels of materialism"
- 2. a three-layered dragnet, designed so that a fish entering through one of the large-meshed outer sections will push part of the finer-meshed central section through the large meshes on the further side, forming a pocket in which the fish is trapped.
verb
- 1. deprive of freedom of action: "we have no wish to be trammelled by convention"
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To trammel is to hamper or hinder — in other words, to keep someone from doing something. People in your neighborhood might lobby for speed bumps in order to trammel speeding cars. When you use trammel as a verb, you're either talking about limiting or catching, like when a fisherman trammels cod in a net.
noun. 1. : something impeding activity, progress, or freedom : restraint usually used in plural. 2. : a net for catching birds or fish. especially : one having three layers with the middle one finer-meshed and slack so that fish passing through carry some of the center net through the coarser opposite net and are trapped. 3.
1. A shackle used to teach a horse to amble. 2. Something that restricts activity, expression, or progress; a restraint. 3. A vertically set fishing net of three layers, consisting of a finely meshed net between two nets of coarse mesh. 4. An instrument for drawing ellipses. 5. An instrument for gauging and adjusting parts of a machine; a tram. 6.
11 meanings: 1. a hindrance to free action or movement 2. Also called: trammel net a fishing net in three sections, the two.... Click for more definitions.
Trammel definition: a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint. See examples of TRAMMEL used in a sentence.
Definition of trammel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. trammels. Something that restricts activity, expression, or progress; a restraint. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A fishing net consisting of two outer layers of coarse mesh and a loosely hung middle layer of fine mesh. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A fowling net. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
4 days ago · A trammel ties together each pair of a horse's legs on the same side, forcing the horse to amble. trammel rings (4) used to hang cooking pots. trammel (plural trammels) Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
Trammel definition: a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint. See examples of TRAMMEL used in a sentence.
trammel (verb) trammel / ˈ træməl/ verb. trammels US trammeled or British trammelled US trammeling or British trammelling. Britannica Dictionary definition of TRAMMEL. [+ object] formal. : to limit or restrict (something or someone) unfairly. laws that trammel our rights as citizens.
