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  Shackle \Shac"kle\, n.
     Stubble. [Prov. Eng.] --Pegge.
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  Shackle \Shac"kle\, n. [Generally used in the plural.] [OE.
     schakkyll, schakle, AS. scacul, sceacul, a shackle, fr.
     scacan to shake; cf. D. schakel a link of a chain, a mesh,
     Icel. sk["o]kull the pole of a cart. See Shake.]
     1. Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent
        their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing
        the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on
        the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or
        a strap; a gyve; a fetter.
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              His shackles empty left; himself escaped clean.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. Hence, that which checks or prevents free action.
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              His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles.
                                                    --South.
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     3. A fetterlike band worn as an ornament.
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              Most of the men and women . . . had all earrings
              made of gold, and gold shackles about their legs and
              arms.                                 --Dampier.
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     4. A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt,
        so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a
        clevis.
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     5. A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also
        drawlink, draglink, etc.
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     6. The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is
        hung to the staple. --Knight.
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     Shackle joint (Anat.), a joint formed by a bony ring
        passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of
        spines in some fishes.
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  Shackle \Shac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shackled; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Shackling.]
     1. To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free
        motion; to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain.
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              To lead him shackled, and exposed to scorn
              Of gathering crowds, the Britons' boasted chief.
                                                    --J. Philips.
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     2. Figuratively: To bind or confine so as to prevent or
        embarrass action; to impede; to cumber.
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              Shackled by her devotion to the king, she seldom
              could pursue that object.             --Walpole.
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     3. To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars. [U. S.]
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     Shackle bar, the coupling between a locomotive and its
        tender. [U.S.]
  
     Shackle bolt, a shackle. --Sir W. Scott.
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  Shackle \Shac"kle\, n.
     Stubble. [Prov. Eng.] --Pegge.

  Shackle \Shac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shackled; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Shackling.]
     1. To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free
        motion; to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain.
  
              To lead him shackled, and exposed to scorn Of
              gathering crowds, the Britons' boasted chief. --J.
                                                    Philips.
  
     2. Figuratively: To bind or confine so as to prevent or
        embarrass action; to impede; to cumber.
  
              Shackled by her devotion to the king, she seldom
              could pursue that object.             --Walpole.
  
     3. To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars. [U. S.]
  
     Shackle bar, the coupling between a locomotive and its
        tender. [U.S.]
  
     Shackle bolt, a shackle. --Sir W. Scott.

  Shackle \Shac"kle\, n. [Generally used in the plural.] [OE.
     schakkyll, schakle, AS. scacul, sceacul, a shackle, fr.
     scacan to shake; cf. D. schakel a link of a chain, a mesh,
     Icel. sk["o]kull the pole of a cart. See Shake.]
     1. Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent
        their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing
        the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on
        the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or
        a strap; a gyve; a fetter.
  
              His shackles empty left; himself escaped clean.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     2. Hence, that which checks or prevents free action.
  
              His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles.
                                                    --South.
  
     3. A fetterlike band worn as an ornament.
  
              Most of the men and women . . . had all earrings
              made of gold, and gold shackles about their legs and
              arms.                                 --Dampier.
  
     4. A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt,
        so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a
        clevis.
  
     5. A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also
        drawlink, draglink, etc.
  
     6. The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is
        hung to the staple. --Knight.
  
     Shackle joint (Anat.), a joint formed by a bony ring
        passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of
        spines in some fishes.

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

  shackle
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αλυσοδένω

  shackle
     Scots n.
     1 #English, fetter, manacle
     2 (lb sco anatomy) wrist
     Scots vb.
     to #English

  shackle
     n.
     1 (senseid en fetter) (lb en usually in the plural) A restraint fit
  over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger;
  normally used in pairs joined by a chain.
     2 (senseid en U-shaped) A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin
  or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a
  quick-release locking pin mechanism.
     3 (lb en figuratively usually in the plural) A restraint on one's
  action, activity, or progress.
     4 A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To restrain using shackle#Noun; to place in
  shackles.
     2 (lb en transitive by extension) To render immobile or incapable; to
  inhibit the progress or abilities of.
     vb.
     (lb en dialectal) To shake, rattle.

  shackle
     n.
     1 (senseid en fetter) (lb en usually in the plural) A restraint fit
  over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger;
  normally used in pairs joined by a chain.
     2 (senseid en U-shaped) A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin
  or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a
  quick-release locking pin mechanism.
     3 (lb en figuratively usually in the plural) A restraint on one's
  action, activity, or progress.
     4 A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To restrain using shackle#Noun; to place in
  shackles.
     2 (lb en transitive by extension) To render immobile or incapable; to
  inhibit the progress or abilities of.
     vb.
     (lb en dialectal) To shake, rattle.

  shackle
     n.
     1 (senseid en fetter) (lb en usually in the plural) A restraint fit
  over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger;
  normally used in pairs joined by a chain.
     2 (senseid en U-shaped) A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin
  or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a
  quick-release locking pin mechanism.
     3 (lb en figuratively usually in the plural) A restraint on one's
  action, activity, or progress.
     4 A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To restrain using shackle#Noun; to place in
  shackles.
     2 (lb en transitive by extension) To render immobile or incapable; to
  inhibit the progress or abilities of.
     vb.
     (lb en dialectal) To shake, rattle.

  shackle
     Englanti n.
     1 raudat, käsi- tai jalkaraudat, kahleet
     2 (kuva) kahleet
     3 sakkeli
     4 (yhteys merenkulku k=en) yleensä 15 sylin (90 jalkaa) pituus touvia
  t. ankkuriketjua
     Englanti vb.
     kahlita, kahlehtia, panna rauta

  shackle
     Engelska n.
     kedja

  Shackle /ʃˈakəl/
  القيد

  shackle //ˈʃækəl// 
  1. карабина
  a U-shaped piece of metal
  2. окови
  restraint fit over an appendage

  shackle //ˈʃækəl// 
  1. сковавам, стеснявам
  to inhibit the abilities of
  2. оковавам
  to restrain using shackles

  shackle /ʃˈakəl/ 
  spoutat

  shackle /ʃˈakəl/ 
  gefynnu 

  shackle /ʃˈakəl/
  Fessel 
     Synonym: fetter
  

  shackle /ʃˈakəl/
  Kettenschloss , Kettenschloß  [alt]
     Synonym: chain connecting link
  
   see: shackles
  

  shackle /ʃˈakəl/
  Schäkel , Kuhmaul  [ugs.]  [naut.]  [techn.]
           Note: U-förmiger Verbindungsbügel
   see: shackles, chain joint, clevis, capping
  

  shackle /ʃˈakəl/ 
  fesseln 
           Note: Handfesseln
        "he/she shackles"  - er/sie fesselt
        "I/he/she shackled"  - ich/er/sie fesselte
     Synonym: fetter
  
   see: fettering, shackling, fettered, shackled
  

  shackle //ˈʃækəl// 
  1. sakkeli
  a U-shaped piece of metal
  2. rengas
  fetter-like band worn as an ornament
  3. kytkin
  link for connecting railroad cars
  4. kahle
  restraint fit over an appendage
  5. kahleet
  restraint on one's action

  shackle //ˈʃækəl// 
  1. kahlita
  to inhibit the abilities of
  2. kahlehtia, kahlita
  to restrain using shackles

  shackle /ʃækl/
  chaîne

  shackle /ʃˈakəl/ 
  1. हथकड़ी
        "The prisoner was chained with shackles to prevent from escaping."

  shackle /ʃˈakəl/ 
  1. हथकड़ी ड़ालना
        "The police shackled the thief and took him to the prison."
  2. रोकना
        "He was shackled by his friend from blabing away his secrets."

  shackle /ʃˈakəl/
  gambet, karika, obuzdavati, okovati, sputavati, zadržavati, škopac

  shackle /ʃˈakəl/
  1. kengyel alakú lánctag
  2. szorítókengyel
  3. láncvégszem
  4. akadály
  5. rögzítôbilincs
  6. béklyó
  7. kengyel alakú láncszem
  8. korlát
  9. lakatkengyel
  10. szorítóbilincs
  11. gát
  12. kötélvég
  13. bilincs
  14. lánc

  shackle //ˈʃækəl// 
  手錠
  restraint fit over an appendage

  shackle /ʃækl/
  1. boeien, ketenen
  2. boei, keten, kluister

  shackle //ˈʃækəl// 
  jern
  restraint fit over an appendage

  shackle /ˈʃækəl/
  I.    pętać, krępować
  II.   shackles /ʃˈakəlz/  kajdany, pęta

  shackle /ʃækl/
  1. acorrentar, algemar
  2. cadeia, corrente, grilhão

  shackle //ˈʃækəl// 
  boja
  restraint fit over an appendage

  shackle /ʃˈakəl/
  1. pranga, zincir
  2. engel, mâni
  3. kelepçe, bağlama demiri
  4. zincirle bağlamak, prangaya vurmak
  5. engel olmak, elini kolunu bağlamak.

  
/ˈʃækəɫ/

  171 Moby Thesaurus words for "shackle":
     Oregon boat, anchor, arrest, bar, barrier, bearing rein, bilbo,
     bind, bit, bond, bonds, bottle up, box up, bracelets, brake,
     bridle, burden, cage, camisole, chain, chains, check, checkrein,
     chock, clog, cloister, collar, confine, constrain, control, coop,
     coop in, coop up, cork up, countercheck, cramp, crib, cripple,
     cuffs, cumber, curb, curb bit, damper, detain, deter, deterrent,
     discourage, doorstop, drag, drag sail, drift anchor, drift sail,
     drogue, embarrass, encage, enchain, enclose, encumber, encumbrance,
     enmesh, ensnarl, entangle, entoil, entrammel, entrap, entwine,
     fasten, fence in, fetter, fetters, gag, gyve, gyves, halter,
     hamper, hamstring, handcuff, handcuffs, handicap, hem in, hinder,
     hindrance, hobble, hobbles, hog-tie, hold, hold back,
     hold in custody, hold in restraint, holdback, hopple, hopples,
     immure, impede, impediment, impound, inhibit, involve, irons,
     keep in, keep in custody, keep in detention, lame, lash,
     leading strings, leash, lime, limit, lumber, make fast, manacle,
     martingale, mew, mew up, moor, muzzle, net, obstacle, obstruction,
     peg down, pelham, pen, pen up, picket, pillory, pin down, pinion,
     pound, press down, put in irons, rail in, rein, reins, remora,
     restrain, restraint, restraints, restrict, restriction, rope,
     saddle with, scotch, sea anchor, seal up, secure, shackles,
     shut in, shut up, snaffle, snarl, spoke, stay, stocks, stop,
     straightjacket, strait-waistcoat, straitjacket, stranglehold,
     strap, tangle, tether, tie, tie down, tie up, toil, trammel,
     trammels, truss, wall in, weigh down, yoke
  
  

  n. 桎梏,束缚物;
  v. 加桎梏,加枷锁,束缚;

     n. 桎梏,束缚物
     vt. 加桎梏,加枷锁,束缚