shackle (redirected from shackling)

shack·le  (shkl) n. 1. A metal fastening, usually one of a pair, for encircling and confining the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive; a fetter or manacle. 2. A hobble for an animal. 3. Any of several devices, such as a clevis, used to fasten or couple. 4. A restraint or check to action or progress. Often used in the plural: economic shackles that precluded further investment. tr.v. shack·led, shack·ling, shack·les 1. To confine with shackles; fetter. 2. To fasten or connect with a shackle. 3. To restrict, confine, or hamper. See Synonyms at hamper1. [Middle English schackel, from Old English sceacel, fetter.] shackler n.

shackle left to right: spin and anchor shackles

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shackle [ˈʃæk^əl]

n

1. (often plural) a metal ring or fastening, usually part of a pair used to secure a person's wrists or ankles; fetter

2. (often plural) anything that confines or restricts freedom

3. a rope, tether, or hobble for an animal

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a U-shaped bracket, the open end of which is closed by a bolt (shackle pin), used for securing ropes, chains, etc.

vb (tr)

1. to confine with or as if with shackles

2. to fasten or connect with a shackle

[Old English sceacel; related to Dutch schakel, Old Norse skokull wagon pole, Latin cingere to surround]

shackler  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shackle - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) hamper, trammel, bond ball and chain - heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain fetter, hobble - a shackle for the ankles or feet handcuff, handlock, manacle, cuff - shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs chains, irons - metal shackles; for hands or legs constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
	2.	shackle - a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar bar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" padlock - a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
Verb	1.	shackle - bind the arms of pinion restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
	2.	shackle - restrain with fetters fetter handcuff, manacle, cuff - confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

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shackle

verb

1. hamper, limit, restrict, restrain, hamstring, inhibit, constrain, obstruct, impede, encumber, tie (someone's) hands The trade unions are shackled by the law.

2. fetter, chain, handcuff, secure, bind, hobble, manacle, trammel, put in irons She was shackled to a wall.

noun

(often plural) fetter, chain, iron, bond, handcuff, hobble, manacle, leg-iron, gyve (archaic) He unbolted the shackles on Billy's hands.

Translations

shackle [ˈʃækl]

A. VT [+ prisoner] → poner grilletes a, poner grillos a; (= obstruct) → echar trabas a

B. shackles NPL (= chains) → grilletes mpl, grillos mpl (fig) (= obstruction) → trabas fpl

shackle

n

usu pl → Kette f, → Fessel f (also fig)

(Tech) → Schäkel m

vt → in Ketten legen; they were shackled together/to the wall → sie waren aneinandergekettet/an die Wand (an)gekettet; to shackle somebody with something (fig) → jdn mit etw belasten; to be shackled by something (fig) → an etw (acc) → gebunden sein; to be shackled with something → die Belastung einer Sache (gen) → haben

shackle [ˈʃækl] vt (bind) → mettere i ferri or i ceppi a (fig) (restrict) → ostacolare
see also shackles