shackle (B1)
noun, verb
Pronunciation: /ˈʃækəl/
Definition
A metal restraint, typically one of a pair, fastened around each ankle or wrist to prevent someone from escaping or moving freely.
Examples
The guards placed heavy shackles on the escaped convict's wrists.
He struggled against the shackles, but they were too strong.
The museum displayed antique shackles used in prisons centuries ago.
How to Use shackle
- shackle to (prepositional phrase)
- To physically attach someone or something to another object or person. — "They had to shackle the dangerous dog to a post."
- shackle someone's (collocation)
- To restrict someone's body parts, typically wrists or ankles. — "The guards shackled his hands behind his back."
- shackle of (prepositional phrase)
- Figuratively, to be restricted or limited by something abstract. — "He felt the shackle of poverty his entire life."
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