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shackle: 1 n a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) Synonyms: bond , hamper , trammel Types: show 4 types... hide 4 types... ball and chain heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain fetter , hobble a shackle for the ankles or feet cuff , handcuff , handlock , ...
shackle in American English. (ˈʃækəl ) noun. 1. a metal fastening, usually one of a linked pair, for the wrist or ankle of a prisoner; fetter; manacle. 2. anything that restrains freedom of expression or action. the shackles of ignorance. 3.
[plural] shackles (of something) (formal) a particular state, set of conditions or circumstances, etc. that prevent you from saying or doing what you want. a country struggling to free itself from the shackles of colonialism
6 meanings: 1. a metal ring or fastening, usually part of a pair used to secure a person's wrists or ankles; fetter 2. anything.... Click for more definitions.
[plural] shackles (of something) (formal) a particular state, set of conditions or circumstances, etc. that prevent you from saying or doing what you want. a country struggling to free itself from the shackles of colonialism
SHACKLES meaning: 1. a pair of metal rings connected by a chain and fastened to a person's wrists or the bottom of…. Learn more.
Shackle definition, a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter. See more.
