shackle
Translation
to shackle, to fetter, to restrain
Examples
The prisoners were shackled together.
The prisoners were shackled together.
He is shackled by his own fears.
He is shackled by his own fears.
Grammar Patterns
((to shackle sb./sth.)) to put shackles on someone or something The guards came to shackle the prisoner.
((to be shackled by sth.)) to be severely limited by something He is shackled by his own fears.
Similar Words
Synonyms: fetter, chain, restrain, impede; Antonyms: release, free, liberate
Etymology
From Old English 'sceacel' meaning 'a bond, a fetter'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a 'shackle' on an ankle, making it hard to 'shake' free. The noun form refers to the physical object.