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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
shackled
adj : bound by chains fastened around the ankles [syn: fettered,
in bonds(p), in fetters(p)]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
shackled
a.
Restrained by shackles, chained.
vb.
(infl of en shackle ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
shackled
a.
Restrained by shackles, chained.
vb.
(infl of en shackle ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
shackled
a.
Restrained by shackles, chained.
vb.
(infl of en shackle ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
shackled
a.
Restrained by shackles, chained.
vb.
(infl of en shackle ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
shackled
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm s hackle d)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Shackled /ʃˈakəld/ مقيّدFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
shackled /ʃˈakəld/
gefesselt
"I/he/she shackled" - ich/er/sie fesselte
Synonym: fettered
see: fetter, shackle, fettering, shackling
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈʃækəɫd/