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- Dictionaryshackle/ˈʃakl/
noun
- 1. a pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together.
- 2. a metal link, typically U-shaped, closed by a bolt, used to secure a chain or rope to something.
verb
- 1. chain with shackles: "the prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair in the centre of the room" Similar Opposite
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SHACKLE definition: 1. If you are shackled by something, it prevents you from doing what you want to do: 2. If you are…. Learn more.
The meaning of SHACKLE is something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms. How to use shackle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Shackle.
Definitions of shackle. noun. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) synonyms: bond, hamper, trammel. see more. noun. a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar. see more. verb. restrain with fetters. synonyms: fetter. see more. verb.
noun. 1. (often plural) a metal ring or fastening, usually part of a pair used to secure a person's wrists or ankles; fetter. 2. (often plural) anything that confines or restricts freedom.
n. 1. A device, usually one of a pair connected to a chain, that encircles the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive. 2. A hobble for an animal. 3. Any of several devices, such as a clevis, used to fasten or couple. 4. often shackles A restraint or check on action or progress: "throwing off the puritanical shackles" (Ben Yagoda).
noun. a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter. Synonyms: gyve, handcuff, manacle, chain. a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
Definitions of 'shackle'. 1. If you are shackled by something, it prevents you from doing what you want to do. [formal] [...] 2. If you throw off the shackles of something, you reject it or free yourself from it because it was preventing you from doing what you wanted to do. [literary] [...]
Shackle definition: A device, usually one of a pair connected to a chain, that encircles the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive.
SHACKLE meaning: 1. to fasten a prisoner's arms or legs together with chains 2. to be prevented from doing what you…. Learn more.
Often, shackles. [plural] anything that serves to prevent or reduce freedom, thought, etc.: shackles of prejudice. v. [~ + object] to confine, restrain, or prevent free movement of (a person or animal) by a shackle or shackles. to restrict the freedom of: to shackle the press with tight restrictions.
